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NCEP Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) guidance

The current GEFS run was initialized at 1800 UTC Friday February 21 2025.

GEFS mean: Total accumulated precipitation (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Total accumulated precipitation (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Accumulated precipitation anomaly (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Accumulated precipitation anomaly (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Total accumulated precipitation (Colorado zoom) (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Total accumulated precipitation (Colorado zoom) (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Accumulated precipitation anomaly (Colorado zoom) (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Accumulated precipitation anomaly (Colorado zoom) (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: accumulated precipitation (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: accumulated precipitation (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: accumulated precipitation anomaly (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: accumulated precipitation anomaly (click image for animation)
GEFS percent above/below/near normal
GEFS: percent of ensemble members with precipitation above/below/near normal (click image for animation)
GEFS percent above/below/near normal
GEFS: percent of ensemble members with precipitation above/below/near normal (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: MSLP, thickness, 6-hr precip (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: MSLP, thickness, 6-hr precip (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: MSLP, thickness, 6-hr precip (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: MSLP, thickness, 6-hr precip (click image for animation)
GEFS spaghetti plot: 500-hPa height (click image for animation)
GEFS spaghetti plot: 500-hPa height (click image for animation)
GEFS mean and spread: 500-hPa height (click image for animation)
GEFS mean and spread: 500-hPa height (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: 500-mb heights, vorticity, and winds (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: 500-mb heights, vorticity, and winds (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: potential temperature on dynamic tropopause (click image for animation)
GEFS postage stamps: potential temperature on dynamic tropopause (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Precipitable water (click image for animation)
GEFS mean: Precipitable water (click image for animation)
GEFS probability of MUCAPE > 500 J/kg and > 0.01
GEFS probability of MUCAPE > 500 J/kg and > 0.01" of precip (click image for animation)
GEFS probability of MUCAPE > 500 J/kg, surface to 500-hPa shear > 30 kt, and > 0.01
GEFS probability of MUCAPE > 500 J/kg, surface to 500-hPa shear > 30 kt, and > 0.01" of precip (click image for animation)

GEFS plumes: precipitation (click a location)
GEFS plumes: temperature (click a location)
GEFS plumes: wind speed (click a location)
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