Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
30 August 2006 0600 UTC
Ernesto.
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forecast
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| MODEL | 12 h | 24 h | 36 h | 48 h | 60 h | 72 h | 84 h | 96 h | 108 h | 120 h
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| AVNN | 32 | 40 | 85 | 127 | 135 | 213 | 382 | 310 | 122 | 169
| AVNO | 30 | 45 | 72 | 91 | 99 | 145 | 143 | 71 | 71 | 134
| %IMP | 6% | -13% | 15% | 28% | 27% | 32% | 63% | 77% | 42% | 21%
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| GFNO | 24 | 33 | 86 | 141 | 249 | 499 | 658 | 627 | 479 | 412
| GFDL | 10 | 22 | 72 | 157 | 270 | 546 | 717 | 713 | 557 | 402
| %IMP | 58% | 33% | 16% | -11% | -8% | -9% | -9% | -14% | -16% | 2%
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| AVNN | -4 | -12 | -25 | -15 | -6 | -20 | -21 | -10 | -8 | -15
| AVNO | -1 | -12 | -26 | -16 | -1 | -16 | -19 | -4 | -9 | -13
| %IMP | 75% | 0% | -4% | -7% | 83% | 20% | 10% | 40% | -13% | 13%
| INTENSITY (kt)
| MODEL | 12 h | 24 h | 36 h | 48 h | 60 h | 72 h | 84 h | 96 h | 108 h | 120 h
| GFNO | 15 | 5 | -5 | -6 | -12 | 9 | -4 | 2 | -6 | -8
| GFDL | 15 | 13 | 13 | -4 | -11 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | -7
| %IMP | 0% | -160% | -160% | 33% | 8% | -67% | 50% | -350% | 83% | 13%
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| 01/0340 UTC 33.9N 78.1W Oak Island, NC, 45.75 h into the forecast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
| AVNN | 32.79 | 79.80 | 40.5 | 200.3 | Isle of Palms, SC
| AVNO | 33.05 | 79.52 | 40.0 | 162.0 | Bull Bay, SC
| %IMP | -10% | 19%
| GFNO | 32.96 | 79.52 | 37.5 | 168.1 | Bull Bay, SC
| GFDL | 32.79 | 79.71 | 38.0 | 193.7 | Isle of Palms, SC
| %IMP | 6% | -15%
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Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 30 August 2006 0600 UTC (Tropical Storm Ernesto).
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 30 August 2006 0600 UTC.
Figure 3. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 30 August 2006 0600 UTC.
