Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
18 July 2005 0600 UTC
Emily.


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 43 30 15 52117126
AVNO 15 56 15 39229360
%IMP65%-87% 0%25%-96%-186%
GFNO 24 30 30 38 81
GFDL 10 33 62124293
%IMP58%-10%-107%-226%-262%
INTENSITY (kt)
MODEL12 h24 h36 h48 h60 h72 h84 h96 h108 h120 h
AVNN-30-47-48-72-35-11
AVNO -7-23-18-44-42-13
%IMP77%51%62%39%-20%-18%
GFNO 24 4 19 -8-27
GFDL 40 23 18-15-29
%IMP-67%-475% 5%-86%-7%

Landfall forecasts

20/1200 UTC 24.8N 97.6W Near San Fernando, Mexico, 54.0 h into the forecast
MODELLATLONTIMEERRORLOCATION
AVNN 25.5297.29 55.0 85.9El Rabon, Tamaulipas, Mexico
AVNO24.0897.80 51.5 82.5Las Mujeres, Tamaulipas, Mexico
%IMP-150% 4%
GFNO24.8497.75 51.0 15.8Los Americanos, Tamaulipas, Mexico
GFDL24.1497.70 46.5 74.0Las Mujeres, Tamaulipas, Mexico
%IMP-183%-368%

Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 18 July 2005 0600 UTC (Hurricane Emily).

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 18 July 2005 0600 UTC.

Figure 3. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 18 July 2005 0600 UTC.

Figure 4. 12-h forecast differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 18 July 2005 0600 UTC.