Session 13A |
| | Conveying Uncertainties in Tropical Cyclone Forecasts |
| | Chair: Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL
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| 8:00 AM | 13A.1 | National Hurricane Center forecast verification  
James L. Franklin, NOAA/NWS/NHC/TPC, MIami, FL |
| 8:15 AM | 13A.2 | An analysis of along- and cross-track forecast errors and error biases for TCs in the Atlantic Basin
Chris Fogarty, Canadian Hurricane Center, Dartmouth, NS, Canada; and P. Bowyer |
| 8:30 AM | 13A.3 | Tropical cyclone wind speed probabilities and their relationships with coastal watches and warnings issued by the National Hurricane Center
Michelle Mainelli, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL, Miami, FL; and R. D. Knabb, M. DeMaria, and J. A. Knaff |
| 8:45 AM | 13A.4 | Including expressions of uncertainty within local forecast products during tropical cyclone wind situations
Pablo Santos, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL; and D. W. Sharp, M. R. Volkmer, and G. Rader |
| 9:00 AM | 13A.5 | An examination of the logic within WFO software applications used to generate tropical cyclone impact graphics
David W. Sharp, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL; and M. R. Volkmer, P. Santos, and T. J. LeFebvre |
| 9:15 AM | 13A.6 | An interactive website designed to enhance public understanding of storm surge threats
Robert Bright, NOAA/NWS, North Charleston, SC; and F. Alsheimer, B. L. Lindner, G. Miller, D. Timmons, and J. Johnson |
| 9:30 AM | 13A.7 | Perceptions of hurricane risk and the response to Hurricane Rita forecasts along the Texas coast
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and F. Zhang and J. Sippel |