The "Current Data" Gateway has been Updated!

The OK-FIRST "Current Data" gateway has been updated to include "OK-FIRST Weather Briefing" content. The new Weather Briefing gateway looks different, and has plenty of new content, but it serves the same purpose as the original gateway: you can still access Radar, Mesonet, NWS, Other, Choose Your Threat and Split Screen modes through the tool bar at the top of the page.

The Weather Briefing content should provide you with overview information to help you decide which OK-FIRST content to access first. The Weather Briefing page comes in two flavors:

OK-FIRST Weather Briefing for your County
  • Gateway to the complete OK-FIRST product suite.
  • Interactive regional radar mosaic, with watch/warning overlays
  • Interactive SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (Slight, Moderate, High Risk categories)
  • Current weather data at your local Mesonet station
  • Color-coded scrolling bar with watch/warning notification or other important information from OK-FIRST
  • Interactive Mesonet map (varies by season)
  • Current NWS watches and warnings for your county.
  • "Quick Click" access to forecast and advisory discussions, local NWS office enhanced weather pages and NWS "Warning Update" products.
  • NWS zone forecast for your county
OK-FIRST Severe Weather Enhanced Briefing
  • Gateway to the complete OK-FIRST product suite.
  • SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (Slight, Moderate, High Risk categories) with watch/warning overlays
  • Current weather data at your local Mesonet station
  • Color-coded scrolling bar with watch/warning notification or other important information from OK-FIRST
  • Current NWS watches and warnings for your county.
  • "Quick Click" access to forecast and advisory discussions, local NWS office enhanced weather pages and NWS "Warning Update" products.
  • Current and recent SPC mesoscale discussions (map and text)
  • Today's Local Storm Reports from SPC (map and text)
  • The complete text of the latest SPC convective outlook

Click here for a walk-through of the new Weather Briefing gateway.

Some Important Notes:

  • You'll need WxScope Plugin Version 10.5.1 or greater to use all the features in the weather briefing page. You can download the latest software at http://climate.ok.gov/software/.
  • This new gateway is a briefing tool only, and cannot provide the detail found in the OK-FIRST data sections. It is only intended to provide a quick "big picture" overview of potential or developing situations. In a real-time scenario, use the OK-FIRST data pages and your OK-FIRST training!
  • The new Weather Briefing page is located at http://okfirst.mesonet.org/currentdata2/
  • If you prefer the original OK-FIRST gateway it is still available at http://okfirst.mesonet.org/currentdata/
  • We want your feedback! Please let us know how the Weather Briefing works for you. Are there any features you want added of changed? Please contact okfirst@mesonet.org.