Realtime WRF Tropical Experimental Graphics Page Model Status   WRF namelist

Disclaimer:

PLEASE NOTE: these forecasts are experimental and NOT official forecasts.  As with any model, these forecast are prone to large forecast error.
Please refer to offical NHC forecasts for the latest storm information.

Also, links to Domains 2 and 3 (the inner nests) will only be active if there is significant tropical activity in the Atlantic basin. However, Domain 1 is run twice daily during hurricane season regardless of whether there are storms of interest.


Previous Model Runs: 12 hrs old     24 hrs old    Model Continuity
   
Pressure, Simulated Radar Precipitation 10-m Wind Speed Sfc. Wind gust SST Shear
Domain 1
Large Atlantic-Wide View
x x x x x x
Domain 1
North-Carolina Centered
x x x x
Domain 2 x x x
x
Domain 3 x x x x
                                                                                                 
800-300 hPa Mean Steering Flow



Track maps and storm statistics: Compare different domains, previous model forecasts

       
               


Timeseries of pressure, wind parameters: 

              Domain 1
                           Domain 2                             Domain 3
       



TC-Related Diagnostics (click on thumbnails for full image)

Note: These images are from the model initialization.  

Potential For TC genesis: Description                         

                                                                    

Terms used in the genesis potential (shear also used in calculation; shown above)                                  

700 hPa Relative Humidity:            850 hPa Absolute Vorticity:           Maximum Potential Intensity: Description