Dr. Chen presented a seminar on “Understanding the modeled RI processes using HWRF”. A recording of the presentation is available on the anonymous ftp site: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/hrd/blog/seminars/2016/Chen_HRD_Seminar_20160906.mp4
NOAA’s hurricane hunter aircraft, NOAA43 is currently flying in Hurricane Hermine. They continue to gather data to improve our forecasts and understand how land interacts with the hurricane. Additional information on the type of experiment they are flying can be found here. Below is an image of the flight track superimposed over a NEXRAD radar reflectivity image. The black line is […]
OPERATIONS Thursday, 1 Sept. 2016 NOAA43: Flew an NHC operationally tasked reconnaissance mission into Tropical Storm Hermine. This means that NHC requested this flight into the storm. Take off was at 0400 UTC (12AM Eastern) to and from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. Three HRD scientists were on this flight. NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly a Landfall research mission into Tropical Storm […]
On August 28, 2011, Hurricane Irene made landfall on the Jersey shore. It brought devastating destruction to New England as it dumped torrential rains throughout the region. Although Irene began as an African easterly wave, it wasn’t until it had crossed most of the Atlantic Ocean to be east of Dominica that it developed a […]
We continue to collect data in Tropical Storm Hermine. The NOAA43 hurricane hunter aircraft is set to fly into Hermine. It will take off at 12AM eastern time for an eight hour mission to and from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. Below is the flight track. The dots on the flight track (shown in green) […]
The NOAA43 hurricane hunter aircraft took off at noon eastern time for an eight hour mission to and from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. The goal is to collect data in and around the tropical disturbance. They will be launching instruments that collect data in the atmosphere and ocean. This information will help us understand […]
OPERATIONS Wednesday, 31 Aug. 2016 NOAA43: Was scheduled to fly into Tropical Disturbance Nine (TD9) with a take off time of 0430 UTC (1230AM Eastern). This was was cancelled due to mechanical issues that are now fixed. NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly an NHC operationally tasked reconnaissance mission into TD9. This means that the National Hurricane Center requested this flight. Take […]
See more pictures and videos at http://weatherplus.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/08/30/incredible-images-video-of-hurricane-hunters-in-tropical-depression-9/.
NOAA43 took off at noon from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL to fly into Tropical Depression Nine (TD9). Their plan is to collect data inside the system. The data will help determine if TD9 is gaining strength or weakening. The data will also go into the weather forecast models to improve the future […]
OPERATIONS Tuesday, 30 Aug. 2016 NOAA43: Completed an NHC operationally tasked reconnaissance mission into Tropical Disturbance Nine (TD9).This means that the National Hurricane Center requested this flight. Take off was at 0430 UTC (1230AM Eastern) to and from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. Three HRD scientists were on this flight. NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly an NHC operationally tasked reconnaissance mission into […]
