Upgraded HWRF and GFDL Hurricane Models Excelled During Hurricane Arthur

[knocker]

 

The landfall last week of Hurricane Arthur, the first named tropical system in the Atlantic for 2014, brought a quick start to this year’s hurricane season. Perhaps lost in the predictions and preparations for Arthur’s landfall was the fact that there have been major upgrades this year to the two operational National Weather Service (NWS) regional hurricane prediction systems, the GFDL and HWRF models. Here we will provide background on each of those models and highlight the forecast improvements achieved from recent upgrades to both models.

 

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[johnholmes]

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a long article but worth reading when I get the time I am sure