Terminology

There is a lot of terminology and abbreviations in weather forecasting and when reading models. I hope to highlight most of them on this page. You can also visit the National Weather Service Glossary for more.

• Area Forecast Discussion (AFD)
• European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
• Global Forecast System (GFS)
• Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO)
• North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM)