Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
10 June 2005 1200 UTC
Arlene.


Quicktime movie of AVN DLM wind model forecast
Quicktime movie of DLM wind data increment


TRACK AND INTENSITY PERFORMANCE

TRACK (km)
MODEL12 h24 h36 h48 h60 h72 h84 h96 h108 h120 h
AVNN127201224413
AVNO 83100238446
%IMP31%50%-6%-8%
GFNO128146216346384417339
GFDL 70 93197324405425337
%IMP45%36% 9% 6%-5%-2% 1%
INTENSITY (kt)
MODEL12 h24 h36 h48 h60 h72 h84 h96 h108 h120 h
AVNN-23-30 -8 -2
AVNO-25-26 -8 -2
%IMP-9%13% 0%00%
GFNO -1 -7 25 8 6 1 17
GFDL -5 -8 18 6 1 1 17
%IMP-400%-14%28%25%83% 0% 0%

Landfall forecasts

11/1900 UTC 30.3N 87.5W Near and just west of Pensacola 31.0 h into the forecast
MODELLATLONTIMEERRORLOCATION
AVNN 30.2888.14 41.0 61.4Dauphin Island, AL
AVNO30.3087.59 44.0 8.6Orange Beach, AL
%IMP -30% 86%
GFNO30.4088.25 41.0 72.8Bayou La Batre, AL
GFDL30.2488.64 38.5109.6Pascagoula, MS
%IMP 25% -51%

Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 10 June 2005 1200 UTC (Tropical Storm Arlene).

Figure 2. Track forecasts for the no dropwindsonde (NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the AVN and GFDL models initialized on 10 June 2005 1200 UTC.

Figure 3. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 10 June 2005 1200 UTC.

Figure 4. 12-h forecast differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 10 June 2005 1200 UTC.