Alex Cooke

ECMWF Extreme Forecast Index and Shift of Tails clipped to individual NWS forecast offices. Exact ESAT table values plus D3 Lambert Conformal map with contours, cities, and counties. Updates twice daily. Personal research project, not an official NWS/NOAA or ECMWF product.

Convective AFD Analog Semantic Tool. Finds historical Area Forecast Discussions with similar language to recent AFDs across all 122 NWS WFOs, then reports what severe weather followed. Hourly retrospective analysis using a fine-tuned sentence embedder over 5.2 million AFD sections (2004-2026). Personal research project, not an official NWS/NOAA product.

How many days ahead or behind the normal temperature schedule is each part of the US? Independent project, not an official NWS/NOAA product.

How many consecutive days has each location been above or below its normal high temperature? Independent project, not an official NWS/NOAA product.

Real-time fetch distance, residence time, and wind field visualization across all five Great Lakes. Includes wind barbs, SST, 850 mb temperature, and animated GIF export. Personal research project, not an official NWS, NOAA, or ECCC product. Wind data: NWS API + ECCC HRDPS. SST: GLERL climatology.

Caltrans cameras sorted by elevation for monitoring snow levels and mountain pass conditions. Developed as part of my work at the NWS. Not an official NWS product.