Remote, oceanic regions have severely limited data availability and, therefore, have few, if any, high resolution weather products that indicate current or future locations of convection. Convective hazards impact the safety, efficiency and economic viability of oceanic aircraft operations by producing turbulence, icing and lightning, and by necessitating aircraft rerouting while inflight, leading to higher fuel costs and delays. To improve convective products for the oceanic aviation community, the NASA–sponsored Oceanic Convection Diagnosis and Nowcasting project is focused on developing short–term forecast products of convective storms over oceanic regions. In addition, these forecast products will be combined with turbulence forecasts to create a global aviation weather hazard prediction capability. Resulting products focus on the needs of pilots, dispatchers, air traffic managers and forecasters within the oceanic aviation community. Collaborators in this research include the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) at Monterey, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory.