ROCK wrote:thats at 850mb..prefer 500mb...just my preference....
I am tracking for organization/vorticity near the surface... That's why I am using the 850mb Vort. Often times, I think it's better than looking at the MSLP maps. Though, I agree that green is nice. Not sure why they picked yellow, lol.
Here, run this loop and you'll see what I mean...
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/NCOMAGWEB/appcontroller?prevpage=Param&MainPage=index&image=&page=Param&cycle=09%2F26%2F2010+00UTC&rname=UPPER+AIR+PARMS&pname=850_vort_ht&model=GFS&area=WNATL&cat=MODEL+GUIDANCE&areaDesc=Western+North+Atlantic+-+Southeast+US%2C+Central+America%2C+Caribbean&fcast=Loop+All