Please note that these guidelines are for the warm sector only, and they do not apply to areas north of warm fronts. They also do not apply to mountainous areas of the west where orographic lifting often overcomes mid-level capping.

Convective Outlook Day 1

Day 2 Convective Outlook

Convective Outlook Day 2

Day 3 Convective Outlook

Convective Outlook Day 3

Forecasts, Watches and Warnings
CAWS - AWC CCFP - Collaboration - AWC CCFP - Final Forecast - AWC CCFP Logs (Click on "Collaboration Logs") Experimental Extended Convective Forecast Product - AWC CIWS - M.I.T/Lincoln Labs COSPA - M.I.T/Lincoln Labs High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) - NOAA Convective Sigmets - SPC Mesoscale Discussions - SPC Convective Watches - SPC SPC Convective Outlooks: Day 1 Convective Outlook Day 2 Convective Outlook Day 3 Convective Outlook	National Convective Weather Forecast - AWC All Current Watches and Warnings, Alternate - NOAA GFS-LAMP Thunderstorm Guidance - NOAA

Forecast Radar/Convection/Convective Elements
NAM Convective Parameters - NOAA NAM (WRF) Radar Forecast - NSSL Short Range Ensemble Forecast (SREF) - SPC High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) RUC Convective Probability Forecast (RCPF) Thunderstorm Model Page - LEADS Meteostar Convective Forecasting Parameters: Instability - Unisys CAPE (NAM) Lifted Index (NAM) Showalter Index (GFS) Shear Helicity (NAM) Instability and Shear: EHI Index (NAM) (Energy-Helicity Index: this is a combination of CAPE and Helicity) Lifting Moisture Convergence 700mb Vertical Velocities (NAM) 700mb Vertical Velocities (GFS)

Lightning
Current Lightning North America - Blitzortung WeatherTAP National Lightning Meteostar US Lightning/Satellite Loop Jeppesen Lightning/Satellite: US Canada/Alaska West Coast to Hawaii World Wide Lightning Network - University of Washington Global Lightning Map - University of Washington	StrikeStar Orlando Lightning Detection - Florida Media Communications Alaska Lightning - AK BLM Alaska Lightning - AK Aviation Weather Unit Canada Lightning Activity - Environment Canada Satellite/Lightning Composite North/South America Lightning Loop - University of Washington

Other
Today's Storm Reports - SPC Yesterday's Storm Reports - SPC	ADDS Convection Page