Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
21 October 1999 0600 UTC
JOSE.
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forecasts
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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 | 80. | 137. | 314. | 468. | 749.
| AVAL | 64. | 100. | 230. | 354. | 539.
| %IMP | 20% | 27% | 27% | 24% | 28%
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| GFNO | 49. | 156. | 404. | 678. | 1153. | 1866. | 2229.
| GFAL | 44. | 189. | 394. | 596. | 935. | 1655. | 2209.
| %IMP | 10% | -21% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 11% | 1%
| 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 | -24. | -21. | -19. | -19. | -22.
| AVAL | -23. | -17. | -15. | -15. | -19.
| %IMP | 4% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 14%
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| GFNO | 19. | 48. | 53. | 59. | 54. | 26. | -5.
| GFAL | 26. | 48. | 47. | 48. | 50. | 34. | -1.
| %IMP | 37% | 0% | 11% | 19% | 7% | -31% | 80%
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| SHNO | 9. | 13. | 14. | 11. | 7. | -1. | -5. | 7.
| SHAL | 9. | 11. | 10. | 7. | 1. | -6. | -10. | 2.
| %IMP | 0% | 15% | 29% | 36% | 86% | -500% | -100% | 71%
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| DSNO | 9. | 13. | 14. | 11. | 7. | -1. | -5. | 7.
| DSAL | 9. | 11. | 10. | 7. | 1. | -6. | -10. | 2.
| %IMP | 0% | 15% | 29% | 36% | 86% | -500% | -100% | 71%
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| 21/1105 UTC 18.4N 64.6W Tortola 5.08 h into the forecast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 18.66 | 64.43 | 3.5 | 34.0 | Anegada, British Virgin Islands
| AVAL | 18.47 | 64.55 | 3.0 | 9.4 | Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
| %IMP | 32% | 72%
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| GFNO | 18.50 | 64.55 | 3.5 | 12.3 | Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
| GFAL | 18.46 | 64.58 | 4.5 | 7.0 | Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
| %IMP | 63% | 43%
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Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 21 October 1999 0600 UTC (Hurricane Jose).
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 21 October 1999 0600 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 21 October 1999 0600 UTC.
Figure 4. 12-h forecast differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 21 October 1999 0600 UTC.