GRIDDED LOCALIZED AVIATION MOS PROGRAM (LAMP) GUIDANCE FOR AVIATION FORECASTING

The Meteorological Development Laboratory (MDL) of the National Weather Service (NWS) implemented the Localized Aviation Model Output Statistics (MOS) Program (LAMP) guidance into NWS operations beginning in 2006 (Ghirardelli and Glahn 2010). The LAMP guidance is produced hourly and provides guidance for the next 25 hours. The LAMP guidance is primarily used for the preparation of aviation weather forecasts.