Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
26 September 2002 1200 UTC
Lili.
Quicktime movie of AVN DLM wind model
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 | 22. | 98. | 108. | 146. | 107. | 181. | 307. | 339. | 286. | 254.
| AVNO | 143. | 237. | 245. | 274. | 200. | 287. | 359. | 394. | 442. | 446.
| %IMP | -550% | -142% | -127% | -88% | -87% | -59% | -17% | -16% | -55% | -76%
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| GFNO | 11. | 161. | 306. | 449. | 506. | 659. | 823. | 968. | 1108. | 1170.
| GFAL | 62. | 189. | 240. | 375. | 482. | 628. | 790. | 924. | 1038. | 1093.
| %IMP | -464% | -17% | 22% | 16% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7%
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| AVNN | -3. | -12. | -24. | -22. | -28. | -26. | -35. | -46. | -52. | -70.
| AVNO | -7. | -14. | -24. | -26. | -25. | -25. | -33. | -40. | -39. | -58.
| %IMP | -133% | -17% | 0% | -18% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 13% | 25% | 17%
| 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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| GFNO | 25. | 45. | 41. | 39. | 43. | 44. | 48. | 38. | 39. | 25.
| GFAL | 49. | 40. | 46. | 49. | 54. | 60. | 58. | 37. | 30. | 22.
| %IMP | -96% | 11% | -12% | -26% | -26% | -36% | -2% | 3% | 23% | 12%
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| SHNO | 8. | 9. | 6. | 15. | 23. | 31. | 26. | 20. | 20. | 3.
| SHIP | 7. | 7. | 5. | 12. | 21. | 28. | 24. | 18. | 17. | 0.
| %IMP | 13% | 22% | 17% | 20% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 15% | 100%
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| DSNO | 8. | 9. | 6. | 2. | 11. | 18. | 13. | 7. | -11. | -28.
| DSHP | 7. | 7. | 5. | 1. | 10. | 16. | 12. | 6. | -12. | -29.
| %IMP | 13% | 22% | 17% | 50% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 14% | -9% | -4%
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| 01/1100 UTC 21.3N 83.0W Isle of Youth, Cuba 95 h into the forecast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 19.51 | 77.72 | 66.5 | 584.7 | Near Cabo Cruz, Granma, Cuba
| AVAL | 19.71 | 77.66 | 62.0 | 583.1 | Near Cabo Cruz, Granma, Cuba
| %IMP | -16% | 0%
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| GFNO | 21.83 | 82.70 | 72.5 | 66.5 | Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
| GFAL | 20.30 | 78.44 | 49.5 | 486.5 | Near Cabo Cruz, Granma, Cuba
| %IMP | -102% | -632%
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01/1400 UTC 22.1N 84.0W Pinar del Rio, Cuba 98 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | 19.41 | 81.09 | 84.5 | 425.1 | Colliers Point, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
| AVAL | 19.73 | 81.05 | 85.0 | 403.8 | Near Colliers Point, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
| %IMP | 4% | 5%
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| GFNO | 22.12 | 83.95 | 78.5 | 162.2 | Sabaia, Pinar del Rio, Cuba
| GFAL | 21.24 | 82.91 | 73.5 | 147.6 | Near La Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
| %IMP | -26% | -9%
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03/1300 UTC 22.1N 84.0W near Intracoastal City, LA 145 h into the forecast
| MODEL | LAT | LON | TIME | ERROR | LOCATION
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| AVNN | No landfall forecast
| AVAL | No landfall forecast
| %IMP
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| GFNO | No landfall forecast
| GFAL | No landfall forecast
| %IMP
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Figure 1. NCEP 850 - 200 hPa mean wind analysis for 26 September 2002 1200 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 1200 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 26 September 2002 1200 UTC.
