Session 5C NOAA Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program (HFIP) V: Forecast Products and Evaluations

Tuesday, 7 May 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Beacon B (Hyatt Regency Long Beach)
Host: 36th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
Chair:
Ghassan J. Alaka Jr., AOML, Miami, FL
CoChair:
Andrew Hazelton, AOML, Miami, FL

Papers:
8:30 AM
5C.1
Evaluating the Operational Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System Version 1 (HAFSv1) Models and Developing Products for Cloud AWIPS at the National Hurricane Center
Jonathan Martinez, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO; and W. A. Hogsett, K. Musgrave, D. A. Zelinsky, J. P. Cangialosi, B. Trabing, S. N. Stevenson, S. M. Camposano, A. Brammer, and M. Onderlinde

8:45 AM
5C.2
Evaluation of Forecasting Techniques for the Radius of Maximum Wind
Ben Trabing, UCAR/ National Hurricane Center, Wellington, CO; and A. Penny and C. L. Fritz

Handout (1.9 MB)

9:00 AM
5C.3
Modernizing the R2O and O2R machine at the National Hurricane Center
Stephanie N. Stevenson, NHC, Miami, FL; and W. A. Hogsett, A. Brammer, S. M. Camposano, and J. Martinez

9:15 AM
5C.4
Development of Wind Gust Parameterizations for Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Prediction Models
Lixin Lu, CIRA CSU, Fort Collins, CO; and M. DeMaria, J. A. Zhang, A. Hazelton, J. Kaplan, P. Santos Jr., and N. J. Carr

9:30 AM
5C.5
The National Hurricane Center Technology and Science Branch: From Research to Operations
David A. Zelinsky, NHC, Miami, FL; and P. Santos Jr., L. P. Alaka, S. M. Camposano, C. L. Fritz, D. Gaer, W. A. Hogsett, M. Onderlinde, M. Sardi, S. N. Stevenson, and R. Zelinsky

9:45 AM
5C.6
Implementing Forecaster Support Products for Analysis of Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Structure from Aircraft Reconnaissance Observations
Jonathan L. Vigh, U.S. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO; and A. J. DesRosiers, E. A. Hendricks, J. C. DeHart, M. M. Bell, C. M. Rozoff, PhD, and J. A. Zhang

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