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HWRF & GFDL Mesoscale Hurricane Model Forecasts
Updated through 2009091600

HWRF: fred07l.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST INNER NEST ZOOM

HWRF: invest97e.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST INNER NEST ZOOM

GFDL: fred07l.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST

GFDL: invest97e.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST
Note: HWRF and GFDL forecasts update at 1:25am,7:25am,1:25pm,7:25pm, if storm investigations or cyclones are active. GFS graphics update at 12:25am +6,12,18hrs. This is as soon as the NCEP computer finishes outputting the data.
Current Weather conditions -- RUC

Western USA Heat
NCEP NAM [12 km] Precipitation
Accumulated Precipitation (84-hours)

USA: 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
SE ZOOM: 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

NCEP NAM [12 km] 925 hPa Maximum Wind Swath [84-hours]

GFS 144-hour Maximum/Minimum "Swaths"

925 hPa Wind Speed Swaths
Florida Swath Marine Planet NATL EX NPAC EX South Pac Tropics South Pole North Pole
Global 500 mb and Global 200 mb

Surface (T2m) Temperature
Global Max Min NHMax Min INDIAMax
USAMax Min Ave West Coast Max Southeast Max Southeast Min

6-day Precipitation Totals
USA -Global -SE USA

6-day Global Precipitable Column Water
[min/ max/ mean/ Max-Min ]

6-Day Global Sea-Level Pressure
[Max/ Min/ Mean/ Diff]
6-Day Global 500 hPa Height

Max Min

GFS Animations 0-144 hours

2-meter Temperature
Global USA N&S Amer Europe-Africa Europe
Southern USA 2-meter 3-hourly Maximum
Sea-Level Pressure
Global N Pacific N Atlantic N America Indian O
Precipitable Column Water
Planet N Hemi S Hemisphere Indian Ocean USA
Antarctic Arctic
3-Hourly Precipitation Totals 3-144 hours
USA SE USA Global
Latent Heat Flux
Global LH Flux Atlantic LH Flux

GFS 925 mb Wind Speed

Last 4 Forecasts

00Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O SPAC EP+NATL
06Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O EP+NATL SPAC
12Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O EP+NATL SPAC
18Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O EP+NATL SPAC

Normalized Anomaly Animations
US Preciptable Water Planet
Planet 1000-500 mb Thicknesses
Planet MSLP USA MSLP
500 mb Height Anomalies
00Z: Global 06Z: Global 12Z: Global 18Z: Global




Research Weather Maps Version 2009.03 Updated thru: Wed Sep 16 14:35:59 UTC 2009 Ryan N. Maue FSU/COAPS Homepage 2009 Tropical Cyclone Activity Includes ongoing updates and summary of activity from all world basins including the North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, and Southern Hemisphere. GFS Hurricane Basin Forecasts 0-144 HOURS Global Basins Animation NATL 850 hPa Absolute Vorticity Hits since September 1, 2007	HWRF & GFDL Mesoscale Hurricane Model Forecasts Updated through 2009091600 HWRF: fred07l.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST INNER NEST ZOOM HWRF: invest97e.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST INNER NEST ZOOM GFDL: fred07l.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST GFDL: invest97e.2009091600 WIND/MSLP/SST Note: HWRF and GFDL forecasts update at 1:25am,7:25am,1:25pm,7:25pm, if storm investigations or cyclones are active. GFS graphics update at 12:25am +6,12,18hrs. This is as soon as the NCEP computer finishes outputting the data. Current Weather conditions -- RUC Western USA Heat NCEP NAM [12 km] Precipitation Accumulated Precipitation (84-hours) USA: 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z SE ZOOM: 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z NCEP NAM [12 km] 925 hPa Maximum Wind Swath [84-hours] GFS 144-hour Maximum/Minimum "Swaths" 925 hPa Wind Speed Swaths Florida Swath Marine Planet NATL EX NPAC EX South Pac Tropics South Pole North Pole Global 500 mb and Global 200 mb Surface (T2m) Temperature Global Max Min NHMax Min INDIAMax USAMax Min Ave West Coast Max Southeast Max Southeast Min 6-day Precipitation Totals USA -Global -SE USA 6-day Global Precipitable Column Water [min/ max/ mean/ Max-Min ] 6-Day Global Sea-Level Pressure [Max/ Min/ Mean/ Diff] 6-Day Global 500 hPa Height Max Min GFS Animations 0-144 hours 2-meter Temperature Global USA N&S Amer Europe-Africa Europe Southern USA 2-meter 3-hourly Maximum Sea-Level Pressure Global N Pacific N Atlantic N America Indian O Precipitable Column Water Planet N Hemi S Hemisphere Indian Ocean USA Antarctic Arctic 3-Hourly Precipitation Totals 3-144 hours USA SE USA Global Latent Heat Flux Global LH Flux Atlantic LH Flux GFS 925 mb Wind Speed Last 4 Forecasts 00Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O SPAC EP+NATL 06Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O EP+NATL SPAC 12Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O EP+NATL SPAC 18Z: Global NPAC NATL INDIAN O EP+NATL SPAC Normalized Anomaly Animations US Preciptable Water Planet Planet 1000-500 mb Thicknesses Planet MSLP USA MSLP 500 mb Height Anomalies 00Z: Global 06Z: Global 12Z: Global 18Z: Global	2-Meter Temperature Anomalies t2m Norm Anomalies t2m Raw Anomalies North America Zoom Tropopause and Isentropic Layers 325K isentropic PV 305K isentropic PV 335-305K Isentropic Layer Thickness 335K Geopotential Height Dynamic Tropopause Global NH Atlantic Pacific Meteorology Links Albany Tom Galarneau Quasigeostrophic Diagnostics Albany Jason Cordeira Webpage Bob Hart Cyclone Phase Space Short-term memory: Last 2 weeks. GFS Analysis 14-day animations Planet MSLP Gulf of Alaska MSLP Icelandic Low MSLP USA 2-meter Temperature 925 mb Wind Speed Planet Precipitable Water NH Precipitable Water USA Precipitable Water SH Precipitable Water 500 hPa Geopotential NEW: PAST FORECAST CYCLES OF WIND SWATHS GFS ECMWF NEW: CANADIAN MET MODEL WIND SWATHS Historical Last 10-days of GFS 925 hPa Winds (Maximum) Average of 10-days Current NCEP WRF Forecasts GFS ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE ANIMATIONS -500 hPa Geopotential --N AMER ZOOM -NEW: 0-144 hr STDEV 500 hPa Z -1000-500 hPa Thick -- N AMER ZOOM -T 2m -Mean SLP -Precip Column Water -925 hPa Wind Speed -- 250 hPa PWAT Max Swath New:925 hPa Wind Swaths -GFS MSLP Max -GFS MSLP Min Sea Surface Temperature PLOTS* Historical SST Comparison Today, 1985-2008 --> ATL EPAC WPAC PLANET GULF MEX GREAT LAKES With NHC track appended (IKE): GFDL HWRF FSU MM5 Hurricane Model --> LINK All graphics made with GrADS v2.0a6 v2.0a6 creates beautiful 255 color plots, awesome job IGES/COLA and Jennifer Adams