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NOAA Pioneers New Ways to Advance Hurricane Forecasting

AOML Communications — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 02:32:14 +0000

November 30th marks the official end to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Scientists and forecasters from across NOAA pushed boundaries as they worked throughout this active season to conduct crucial tropical cyclone research that will strengthen our ability to forecast future tropical cyclone development and better protect those most affected.

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NOAA Deploys Drones in the Ocean and Atmosphere to Advance Hurricane Forecasting

AOML Communications — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:09:49 +0000

NOAA and partners are improving hurricane forecasting by harnessing the power of new technologies and working to coordinate these technologies to predict hurricane track, intensity, and rapid intensification.

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Thirty years of progress in hurricane forecasting since Hurricane Andrew

AOML Communications — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:48:21 +0000

Hurricane Andrew made landfall on August 24, 1992, near Homestead, Florida, becoming one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in U.S. history. It had an extremely low central pressure of 922 millibars and maximum sustained wind speeds estimated at 165 miles per hour. The storm rapidly intensified less than 36 hours before landfall, leaving most residents less than a day to secure their homes and heed evacuation orders.

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Researchers and Forecasters Team Up to Improve Forecasts in the New Hurricane and Ocean Testbed

AOML Communications — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 21:11:46 +0000

After a year and a half of concerted effort between NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC), Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), and other NOAA offices, including the Weather Program Office, the Hurricane and Ocean Testbed (HOT) has been successfully launched in the newly designed William M. Lapenta Laboratory, named in memory of the late director of the National Centers for Environmental Protection. This testbed establishes a physical and virtual collaboration space for researchers and forecasters.

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