Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
26 September 2002 0000 UTC
Lili.


Quicktime movie of AVN DLM wind model forecast
Quicktime movie of DLM wind data increment


TRACK AND INTENSITY PERFORMANCE

TRACK (km)
MODEL12 h24 h36 h48 h60 h72 h84 h96 h108 h120 h
AVNN63.143.224.211.269.282.299.350.470.604.
AVNO104.217.234.246.325.325.346.325.321.307.
%IMP-65%-54%-4%-17%-21%-15%-16%7%32%51%
GFNO140.102.54.206.308.378.433.623.742.863.
GFAL99.46.106.298.464.548.558.714.850.978.
%IMP29%55%-96%-45%-51%-45%-29%-15%-15%-13%
AVNN-3.-5.-16.-30.-27.-27.-26.-34.-42.-46.
AVNO-1.-1.-12.-24.-21.-23.-22.-30.-41.-48.
%IMP67%80%25%20%22%15%15%12%2%-4%
INTENSITY (kt)
MODEL12 h24 h36 h48 h60 h72 h84 h96 h108 h120 h
GFNO13.22.20.10.22.41.44.53.37.4.
GFAL13.24.24.20.18.18.40.34.18.8.
%IMP0%-10%-20%-100%18%56%9%36%51%-100%
SHNO5.7.9.7.16.22.28.24.20.20.
SHIP6.10.11.8.14.21.25.20.14.11.
%IMP-20%-43%-22%-14%13%5%11%17%30%45%
DSNO5.7.9.7.-6.-7.-1.-5.-9.-9.
DSHP6.10.11.8.-6.-7.-2.-7.-14.-17.
%IMP-20%-43%-22%-14%0%0%-100%-40%-56%-89%

Landfall forecasts

01/1100 UTC 21.3N 83.0W Isle of Youth, Cuba 107 h into the forecast
MODELLATLONTIMEERRORLOCATION
AVNN18.1373.9737.51008.0 Roche A Bateau, Haiti
AVAL17.9473.9031.01022.9 Port Salut, Haiti
%IMP-9%-1%
GFNO19.9887.47111.5487.3 Tulum, Qintana Roo, Mexico
GFAL17.8878.4351.0610.9 Well offshore Cabo Cruz, Granma, Cuba
%IMP-1144%-25%
01/1400 UTC 22.1N 84.0W Pinar del Rio, Cuba 110 h into the forecast
MODELLATLONTIMEERRORLOCATION
AVNN20.0774.5856.01002.2 Imias, Guantanamo, Cuba
AVAL20.0074.8651.0976.0 Tortuguilla, Guantanamo, Cuba
%IMP-8%3%
GFNO19.9887.47111.5430.0 Tulum, Qintana Roo, Mexico
GFAL18.5181.4473.5479.8 Well offshore La Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
%IMP-2333%-12%
03/1300 UTC 22.1N 84.0W near Intracoastal City, LA 157 h into the forecast
MODELLATLONTIMEERRORLOCATION
AVNN No landfall forecast
AVAL No landfall forecast
%IMP
GFNO No landfall forecast
GFAL No landfall forecast
%IMP

Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 26 September 2002 0000 UTC (Lili).

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 September 2002 0000 UTC. The best track is shown in black.

Figure 3. Ensemble perturbation variance at the nominal sampling time 26 September 2002 0000 UTC from the previous day NCEP ensemble forecast. The triangles represent the dropwindsonde locations.

Figure 4. Initial condition differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 26 September 2002 0000 UTC. The triangles represent the dropwindsonde locations.

Figure 5. 12-h forecast differences in the 850 - 200 hPa mean wind between the no and all dropwindsonde cases for 26 September 2002 0000 UTC.