Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
31 August 2004 1800 UTC
Frances.
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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 | 15 | 70 | 111 | 124 | 145 | 158 | 146 | 135 | 83 | 142
| AVNO | 10 | 47 | 76 | 127 | 131 | 114 | 89 | 109 | 138 | 128
| %IMP | 33% | 33% | 32% | -2% | 10% | 28% | 39% | 19% | -66% | 10%
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| GFNO | 21 | 47 | 69 | 78 | 126 | 180 | 211 | 289 | 360 | 449
| GFDL | 11 | 49 | 80 | 124 | 167 | 224 | 266 | 357 | 449 | 563
| %IMP | 48% | -4% | -16% | -59% | -33% | -24% | -26% | -24% | -25% | -25%
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| INTENSITY (kt)
| 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 | -81 | -76 | -78 | -72 | -53 | -43 | -29 | -23 | -19 | 6
| AVNO | -66 | -59 | -65 | -52 | -38 | -28 | -18 | -9 | -5 | 13
| %IMP | 19% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 28% | 35% | 38% | 61% | 74% | -117%
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| GFNO | -11 | -16 | -29 | -11 | -4 | -4 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 21
| GFDL | 2 | 2 | -12 | -15 | -7 | -3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | 20
| %IMP | 82% | 87% | 59% | -36% | -75% | 25% | -400% | 0% | -200% | 5%
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| 02/1930 UTC 24.0N 74.5W San Salvador Island, Bahamas 49.5 h into the forecast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 24.76 | 73.92 | 46.5 | 102.8 | Offshore San Salvador Island, Bahamas
| AVNO | 24.89 | 73.73 | 50.5 | 125.9 | Offshore San Salvador Island, Bahamas
| %IMP | 67% | -22%
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| GFNO | 24.56 | 74.10 | 49.5 | 74.2 | Near San Salvador Island, Bahamas
| GFDL | 24.72 | 73.89 | 46.5 | 101.0 | Offshore San Salvador Island, Bahamas
| %IMP | und% | -36%
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03/0530 UTC 24.6N 75.6W Northern end of Cat Island, Bahamas 59.5 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 25.49 | 74.91 | 54.5 | 130.1 | Offshore Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
| AVNO | 24.89 | 73.73 | 50.5 | 191.4 | Offshore San Salvador Island, Bahamas
| %IMP | -80% | -47%
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| GFNO | 25.30 | 74.91 | 49.5 | 104.3 | Offshore Cat Island, Bahamas
| GFDL | 25.49 | 74.87 | 53.0 | 123.2 | Offshore Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
| %IMP | 35% | -18%
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03/1000 UTC 25.1N 76.1W Eleuthera Island, Bahamas 64.0 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 26.05 | 75.66 | 60.5 | 114.4 | Offshore Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
| AVNO | 26.70 | 76.89 | 80.0 | 194.5 | Abaco Island, Bahamas
| %IMP | -357% | -70%
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| GFNO | 25.74 | 75.34 | 59.5 | 104.3 | Near Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
| GFDL | 25.86 | 75.33 | 57.0 | 114.4 | Offshore Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
| %IMP | -56% | -10%
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04/1000 UTC 26.6N 78.2W Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas 88.0 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 27.26 | 77.08 | 74.5 | 133.0 | Near Abaco Island, Bahamas
| AVNO | 27.07 | 78.48 | 103.0 | 59.1 | Grand Cay, Bahamas
| %IMP | -11% | 56%
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| GFNO | 26.97 | 76.55 | 69.0 | 168.7 | Near Abaco Island, Bahamas
| GFDL | 26.97 | 76.34 | 66.0 | 189.0 | Near Abaco Island, Bahamas
| %IMP | -16% | -12%
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05/0430 UTC 27.2N 80.2W South end of Hutchinson Island, FL 106.5 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 28.22 | 80.66 | 115.0 | 122.0 | Melbourne, FL
| AVNO | No landfall forecast
| %IMP | |
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| GFNO | No landfall forecast
| GFDL | 32.45 | 80.50 | 118.0 | 584.0 | Beaufort, SC
| %IMP
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06/1800 UTC 30.1N 84.0W Mouth of Aucilla River, FL 144.0 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | No landfall forecast
| AVNO | No landfall forecast
| %IMP | |
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| GFNO | No landfall forecast
| GFDL | No landfall forecast
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Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 31 August 2004 1800 UTC (Hurricane Frances).
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 31 August 2004 1800 UTC.
Figure 3. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 31 August 2004 1800 UTC.
