Cyclone phase evolution: Analyses & Forecasts

This page presents historical, analyzed (current), and model-forecast cyclone phase diagrams for northwestern hemisphere cyclones
with the goals of improved structural forecasting, structural transition (subtropical/tropical/extratropical), cyclogenesis, and providing measures of structural predictability.

Please note that these products are experimental and not official forecasts. For official forecasts in the U.S., please refer to the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center.

Note: ECMWF analyses are provided by TIGGE and delayed by 2 days by ECMWF.

To the right are the most recently picked interesting cyclone phase diagrams.



Latest deterministic model output:
CMC: 2009110512 ECMWF: 2009110512
GFS: 2009110706 NGP: 2009110512
UKM: 2009110518

Current/recent GFDL model output:
ida11l:2009110706 invest96e:2009110612

Current/recent HWRF model output:
ida11l:2009110706 invest96e:2009110612

Experimental current/recent CIRA/NESDIS AMSU based diagrams:
al112009_NOAA15:2009110612 al112009_NOAA16:2009110712
al112009_NOAA18:2009110712 ep962009_NOAA16:2009110706
ep962009_NOAA18:2009110700 io922009_NOAA15:2009110706
io922009_NOAA16:2009110712 io922009_NOAA18:2009110712
sh912010_NOAA15:2009110700 sh912010_NOAA16:2009110700
wp252009_NOAA15:2009110706 wp252009_NOAA16:2009110712
wp252009_NOAA18:2009110706 wp982009_NOAA15:2009110700
wp982009_NOAA16:2009110700 wp982009_NOAA18:2009110700

Ensemble output:
Latest deterministic model intercomparison: [ 2009110706 | 2009110700 ]

Latest CMC Ensemble intercomparison: [ 2009110512 | 2009110500 ]

Latest GFS Ensemble intercomparison: [ 2009110512 | 2009110500 ]

Latest CMC+GFS Ensemble intercomparison: [ 2009110512 | 2009110500 ]


Example phase diagrams from past events: [View]

Help/Docs: [ Docs | AMS02-ppt | AMS02Talk-ppt ]


Page created and maintained by:

Robert Hart
Florida State University
(rhart@met.fsu.edu)

Jenni Evans
Penn State University
(evans@essc.psu.edu)


This page last updated: Sat Nov 7 16:22:31 UTC 2009