Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
26 August 2005 1200 UTC
Katrina.
Quicktime movie of AVN DLM wind model
forecast
Quicktime movie of DLM wind data
increment
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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 | 78 | 146 | 126 | 67 | 32 | 66 | 189 | 247 | 400 |
| AVNO | 94 | 156 | 102 | 67 | 24 | 59 | 123 | 162 | 237 |
| %IMP | -21% | -7% | 19% | 0% | 25% | 11% | 35% | 34% | 41% |
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| GFNO | 54 | 146 | 156 | 153 | 94 | 11 | 159 | 238 | 338 |
| GFDL | 73 | 194 | 187 | 150 | 119 | 87 | 128 | 122 | 150 |
| %IMP | -35% | -33% | -20% | 2% | -27% | -861% | 19% | 49% | 56% |
| 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 | -38 | -44 | -46 | -85 | -74 | -37 | -12 | -8 | -13 |
| AVNO | -36 | -52 | -40 | -80 | -69 | -37 | -13 | -8 | -10 |
| %IMP | 5% | -18% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 0% | -8% | 0% | 23% |
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| GFNO | 7 | 5 | 15 | -26 | -17 | 7 | 17 | -5 | -5 |
| GFDL | 6 | 10 | 20 | -28 | -29 | -3 | 26 | -6 | -4 |
| %IMP | 14% | -100% | -33% | -8% | -70% | 57% | -53% | -20% | 20% |
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| 29/1110 UTC 29.3N 89.6W Near Buras, LA 71.0 h into the forecast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 29.28 | 90.14 | 73.0 | 52.4 | Grand Isle, LA
| AVNO | 29.49 | 90.14 | 73.5 | 56.4 | Grand Isle, LA
| %IMP | -25% | -8%
|
| GFNO | 28.97 | 89.42 | 67.5 | 40.6 | South Pass, LA
| GFDL | 29.96 | 88.76 | 75.0 | 109.3 | Chandeleur Islands, LA
| %IMP | -14% | -169%
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29/1445 UTC 30.2N 89.6W Near LA/MS border 74.75 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 29.28 | 90.14 | 73.0 | 114.7 | Grand Isle, LA
| AVNO | 29.49 | 90.14 | 73.5 | 94.5 | Grand Isle, LA
| %IMP | 29% | 19%
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| GFNO | 30.21 | 89.74 | 76.5 | 13.5 | Slidell, LA
| GFDL | 30.35 | 88.78 | 77.5 | 80.4 | Biloxi, MS
| %IMP | -57% | -496%
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Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 26 August 2005 1200 UTC (Hurricane Katrina).
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 26 August 2005 1200 UTC.
Figure 3. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 26 August 2005 1200 UTC.
