Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
15 September 2000 1800 UTC
GORDON.
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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 | 92. | 94. | 166. | 236. | 341. | 470. | 568. | 631. | 9999. | 9999.
| AVAL | 85. | 107. | 218. | 270. | 373. | 532. | 764. | 882. | 9999. | 9999.
| %IMP | 8% | -14% | -31% | -14% | -9% | -13% | -35% | -40%
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| GFNO | 42. | 45. | 127. | 329. | 491. | 575. | 597. | 584. | 496. | 326.
| GFAL | 149. | 127. | 188. | 118. | 68. | 103. | 70. | 202. | 326. | 157.
| %IMP | -255% | -182% | -48% | 64% | 86% | 82% | 88% | 65% | 34% | 52%
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| VBNO | 103. | 151. | 180. | 140. | 68. | 241. | 416. | 639. | 824. | 835.
| VBAL | 103. | 157. | 180. | 136. | 87. | 246. | 413. | 614. | 780. | 766.
| %IMP | 0% | -4% | 0% | 3% | -28% | -2% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 8%
| 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 | -19. | -21. | -31. | -18. | 2. | 8. | -2. | -10. | 9999. | 9999.
| AVAL | -18. | -27. | -32. | -26. | -1. | 3. | 1. | -12. | 9999. | 9999.
| %IMP | 5% | -29% | -3% | -44% | 50% | 63% | 50% | -20%
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| GFNO | -11. | 22. | 17. | 19. | 36. | 43. | 45. | 45. | 44. | 37.
| GFAL | -22. | 10. | 8. | 34. | 14. | 45. | 44. | 35. | 39. | 43.
| %IMP | -100% | 55% | 53% | -79% | 61% | -5% | 2% | 22% | 11% | -16%
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| SHNO | -14. | -16. | -19. | -7. | 23. | 41. | 48. | 43. | 43. | 39.
| SHAL | -14. | -16. | -20. | -8. | 22. | 40. | 47. | 42. | 42. | 37.
| %IMP | 0% | 0% | -5% | -14% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5%
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| DSNO | -14. | -16. | -19. | -7. | 23. | 41. | 48. | 43. | 43. | 39.
| DSAL | -14. | -16. | -20. | -8. | 22. | 40. | 47. | 42. | 42. | 37.
| %IMP | 0% | 0% | -5% | -14% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5%
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18/0300 UTC 29.3N 83.2W near Cedar Key, FL 57 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 30.42 | 86.19 | 70.5 | 313.8 | Sandestin, FL
| AVAL | 30.44 | 86.60 | 73.0 | 351.2 | Fort Walton Beach, FL
| %IMP | -19% | -12%
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| GFNO | 27.88 | 82.70 | 41.0 | 165.1 | St. Petersburg, FL
| GFAL | 29.02 | 82.67 | 57.0 | 60.1 | Inglis, FL
| %IMP | 100% | 64%
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| VBNO | 29.05 | 82.84 | 57.5 | 44.6 | Near Perry, FL
| VBAL | 28.94 | 82.75 | 57.0 | 59.2 | Near Crystal River, FL
| %IMP | 100% | -33%
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Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 15 September 2000 1800 UTC (Tropical Depression Eleven).
Figure 2. Track forecasts for the no dropwindsonde (NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the AVN, GFDL, and VBAR models initialized on 15 September 2000 1800 UTC. The best track is shown in black.
Figure 3. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 15 September 2000 1800 UTC.
