Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
04 July 2005 1800 UTC
Cindy.


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
AVNN 73213 48134 30 91108 34 75 547
AVNO 51 53 15 61245406713106716242012
%IMP30%79%65%54%-717%-346%-564%-3038%-2065%-268%
GFNO 23 56 11 701153444674798361019
GFDL108 24 15 581173434324267191017
%IMP-470%57%-36%17%-2% 0% 7%11%14% 0%
INTENSITY (kt)
MODEL12 h24 h36 h48 h60 h72 h84 h96 h108 h120 h
AVNN -7-29-23 -4-10 -8 -5 1 -3-10
AVNO -8-30-20 2 4 -6-12-14-16-20
%IMP-14%-3%13%50%60%25%-140%-1300%-433%-100%
GFNO 0-14 -9 3 8 8 11 5 8 0
GFDL -6-15 -5 7 8 3 26 2 -1 3
%IMPund%-7%44%-133% 0%62%-136%60%87%und%

Landfall forecasts

06/0300 UTC 29.2N 90.1W 8 nm SW of Grand Isle, LA, 33.0 h into the forecast
MODELLATLONTIMEERRORLOCATION
AVNN 29.1390.23 22.0 14.8Grand Isle, LA
AVNO29.2590.25 34.5 15.7Grand Isle, LA
%IMP 83% -2%
GFNO29.2390.25 32.5 14.9Grand Isle, LA
GFDL29.2090.07 34.0 2.9Grand Isle, LA
%IMP-100% 81%
06/0900 UTC 30.2N 89.5W 3 nm SE of Ansley, MS, 39.0 h into the forecast
MODELLATLONTIMEERRORLOCATION
AVNN 30.1489.65 37.0 15.9Slidell, LA
AVNO30.1389.74 39.0 24.3Slidell, LA
%IMP 100% -53%
GFNO30.2289.75 39.0 24.1Slidell, LA
GFDL30.3289.32 41.5 21.8Gulfport, MS
%IMP und% 10%

Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 04 July 2005 1800 UTC (Tropical Depression Three).

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 04 July 2005 1800 UTC.

Figure 3. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 04 July 2005 1800 UTC.

Figure 4. 12-h forecast differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 04 July 2005 1800 UTC.