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Daily LCR chart generation paused for the season on May 9, 2023: Medium-range models indicate that the potential for impactful road icing outside of the highest-elevation regions has become low enough for daily LCR chart generation to end for the 2022-2023 winter season. Daily chart generation will resume for the 2023-2024 season when regular impactful road icing conditions return in September or October. Charts will still be generated on an on-demand basis for any high-impact events that occur beyond this date.

Unless otherwise noted, all charts are Day 1 forecasts that plot the maximum LCR and BFP values for all gridpoints over the first 24-hour period beginning at the model's initialization time. Day 2 charts plot maximum values over the 24-hour period from model hour 24 to hour 48.

2023: January | February | March | April | May

2022: December

May 2023

Date LCR BFP V
5/9 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/8 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/7 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/6 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/5 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/4 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/3 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/2 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
5/1 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5

April 2023

Date LCR BFP V
4/30 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/29 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/28 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/27 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/26 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/25 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/24 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/23 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/22 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/21 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/20 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/19 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/18 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/17 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/16 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/15 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/14 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/13 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/12 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/11 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/10 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/9 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/7 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/6 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/5 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/4 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/3 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/2 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
4/1 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5

March 2023

Date LCR BFP V
3/31 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/30 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/29 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/28 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/27 00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
3/26 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/25 06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
3/24 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/23 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/22 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/21 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/20 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/19 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/18 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/17 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/16 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/15 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/14 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/13 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/12 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/11 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/10 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/9 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/8 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/7 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/6 06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
3/5 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/4 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
3/3 12z HRRR
18z HRRR

12z NAM NEST
18z NAM NEST
12z HRRR
18z HRRR

12z NAM NEST
18z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
3/2 06z HRRR
12z HRRR
12z HRRR (AZ/NM)

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR
12z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
3/1 06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5

February 2023

Date LCR BFP V
2/28 12z HRRR

12z NAM NEST
12z HRRR

12z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/27 06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/26 12z HRRR
12z HRRR (New England)
12z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR Day 2 (New England)

12z NAM NEST
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2

12z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/25 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/24 00z NAM NEST

12z HRRR
00z NAM NEST

12z HRRR
1.1.5 / 1.1.6
2/23 12z NAM NEST 12z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/22 06z NAM NEST

12z HRRR
06z NAM NEST

12z HRRR
1.1.5 / 1.1.6
2/21 06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/20 06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/19 06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/18 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/17 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/16 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/15 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/14 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/13 06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/12 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/11 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/10 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/9 06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
2/8 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/7 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/6 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/5 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/4 12z NAM NEST 12z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/3 12z NAM NEST 12z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/2 12z NAM NEST 12z NAM NEST 1.1.5
2/1 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5

January 2023

Date LCR BFP V
1/31 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.5
1/30 00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
1.1.5
1/29 00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR Day 2 (Texas)

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
1/28 00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST

12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST

12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
1.1.6 / 1.1.5
1/27 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.4 / 1.1.3
1/26 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.3
1/27 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.4 / 1.1.3
1/24 00z NAM NEST
00z NAM NEST (Southern Plains)
00z NAM NEST 1.1.3
1/23 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.3
1/22 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.4 / 1.1.3
1/21 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.3
1/20 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.4 / 1.1.3
1/19 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.3
1/18 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.4 / 1.1.3
1/17 12z HRRR

12z NAM NEST
12z HRRR

12z NAM NEST
1.1.4 / 1.1.3
1/16 06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
06z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
1.1.4 / 1.1.3
1/15 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.1
1/14 06z NAM NEST 06z NAM NEST 1.1.1
1/13 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.1
1/12 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.1
1/11 00z HRRR
00z HRRR (Midwest)

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.2 / 1.1.1
1/10 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.1
1/9 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z NAM NEST (Midwest)
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.2 / 1.1.1
1/8 00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
00z HRRR

00z NAM NEST
1.1.2 / 1.1.1
1/7 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.1
1/6 00z HRRR 00z HRRR 1.1.2
1/5 00z HRRR
12z HRRR
00z HRRR
12z HRRR
1.1.2
1/4 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.1
1/3 00z HRRR
00z HRRR (Midwest)
00z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
1.1.2
1/2 00z HRRR 1.1.2
1/1 00z NAM NEST 00z NAM NEST 1.1.1

December 2022

Date LCR BFP V
12/31 00z HRRR
12z HRRR
00z HRRR
12z HRRR
1.1.2
12/30 00z HRRR
12z HRRR
00z HRRR
12z HRRR
1.1.2
12/29 00z HRRR
12z HRRR
00z HRRR
12z HRRR
1.1.2
12/28 00z HRRR
12z HRRR
00z HRRR
12z HRRR
1.1.2
12/27 12z HRRR 12z HRRR 1.1.2
12/26 00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
00z HRRR
12z HRRR
1.1.2
12/25 18z HRRR
18z HRRR Day 2
18z HRRR 1.1
12/24 00z HRRR 00z HRRR 1.1
12/22 00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2
00z HRRR 1.1
12/21 00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2
18z HRRR 30-Hour
00z HRRR
00z HRRR Day 2
18z HRRR
1.1
12/20 12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
1.1
12/19 00z HRRR

18z NAM NEST

00z HRRR

18z NAM NEST

1.1
12/18 01z HRRR
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
18z HRRR
18z HRRR Day 2
01z HRRR
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
18z HRRR
18z HRRR Day 2
1.1
12/17 17z HRRR 17z HRRR 1.1
12/16 00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST

18z HRRR
00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST

18z HRRR
1.1
12/15 00z NAM NEST
00z NAM NEST (Mid-Atlantic)
12z NAM NEST
00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
1.1
12/14 12z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST (Mid-Atlantic)
18z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
18z NAM NEST
1.1
12/13 12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
18z HRRR
18z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
18z HRRR
18z HRRR Day 2
1.1
12/12 06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
18z HRRR
18z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST

06z NAM
06z HRRR
06z HRRR Day 2
12z HRRR
18z HRRR
18z HRRR Day 2

06z NAM NEST

06z NAM
1.1
12/11 00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST

06z HRRR
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST

06z HRRR
12z HRRR
12z HRRR Day 2
1.1
12/10 00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
1.1
12/9 00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
00z NAM NEST
12z NAM NEST
1.1
12/8 00z HRRR
12z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
00z HRRR
12z HRRR

06z NAM NEST
1.1
12/7 06z GFS
18z GFS
06z GFS
18z GFS
1.1
12/6 00z GFS
06z GFS
18z GFS
00z GFS
06z GFS
18z GFS
1.0
12/5 12z GFS
18z GFS
18z GFS 1.0

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