| Model Core |
Advanced Research WRF (ARW) |
| Horizontal grid spacing |
3.5 km |
| 18z run times |
Model starts: 8:10am PDT (16Z), finishes: 5:30pm PDT (02Z) |
| 06z run times |
Model starts: 8:10pm PDT (04Z), finishes: 5:30am PDT (14Z) |
| Run duration (approx) |
9 hours and 20 minutes |
| Run forecast length |
36 hours |
| Output file frequency |
1 forecast hour |
| Data available on web |
Appoximately 6:30am PDT (06Z run) and 6:30pm PDT (18Z run) |
| Initial/boundary conditions |
Operational NAM/WRF tiles (12 km resolution) |
| Computer details |
AMD Optetron Processor 270
Athlon 4 CPU, 2 GHz each, 8GB RAM
OS: Redhat linux, kernel 2.6 |