University of Wisconsin Convective Initiation (UWCI) Decision Support Algorithm

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GOAL: Provide operational forecasters with convective initiation decision support products Offers up to a 45 minute lead-time on 35+ dBZ radar echoes. University of Wisconsin Convective Initiation (UWCI) Decision Support Algorithm. Example from June 17, 2009. Author(s): Justin Sieglaff - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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University of Wisconsin Convective Initiation (UWCI) Decision Support Algorithm

GOAL: Provide operational forecasters with convective initiation decision support products

Offers up to a 45 minute lead-time on 35+ dBZ radar echoes

Author(s): Justin Sieglaff Lee Cronce Kris Bedka Wayne Feltz Mike Pavolonis

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UWCI signal at

1545 UTC

Severe stormat 1732 UTC

Examplefrom

June 17, 2009

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