| | 5A.1 | Performance of TC track ensemble prediction system in NMC/Beijing Suhong Ma, NWPD/NMC/Beijing, Beijing, China |
| 8:00 AM | 5A.2 | Impact of stochastic cumulus on the NOGAPS ET ensemble forecasting system. Part I: Description and general performance Carolyn A. Reynolds, NRL, Monterey, CA; and J. G. McLay, J. S. Goerss, and J. Teixeira |
| 8:15 AM | 5A.3 | Impact of stochastic cumulus on the NOGAPS ET ensemble forecasting system. Part II: Tropical cyclone track forecast performance James S. Goerss, NRL, Monterey, CA; and C. A. Reynolds |
| 8:30 AM | 5A.4 | Ensemble Simulations of Hurricane Katrina (2005) from TCLAPS: Intensity and Track Sensitivity and Vortex Structure Evolution Chi Mai Nguyen, Monash University, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, Australia; and M. J. Reeder and N. E. Davidson |
| 8:45 AM | 5A.5 | Ensemble-based synoptic sensitivity during the tropical cyclone life cycle Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL |
| 9:00 AM | 5A.6 | High-resolution ensemble data assimilation applied to Hurricane Katrina (2005) Ryan Torn, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and G. J. Hakim |
| 9:15 AM | 5A.7 | Promising EnKF analyses and Forecasts of Hurricane Humberto (2007) Yonghui Weng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and F. Zhang, Z. Meng, J. Sippel, and C. H. Bishop |