Title: Verification of 2005 Hurricane Forecasts and 2006 Hurricane Forecast
1Verification of 2005 Hurricane Forecasts and 2006
Hurricane Forecast
Phil Klotzbach Bahamas Weather
Conference 3/10/2006
22005 Atlantic Basin Activity Summary
32005 ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY
4Source http//weather.unisys.com
52005 United States Landfalls
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72005 United States Major Hurricane Landfalls
82005 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Forecast
Verification
92005 ATLANTIC BASIN SEASONAL HURRICANE FORECASTS
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11AUGUST 2005 FORECAST VERIFICATION
12SEPTEMBER 2005 FORECAST VERIFICATION
13OCTOBER 2005 FORECAST VERIFICATION
142006 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Forecast
15December Forecast Predictors
November 500 mb Geopotential Height
October-November SLP
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September 500 mb Geopotential Height
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September-November SLP
5
QBO
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November SLP
162006 FORECAST AS OF 6 DECEMBER 2005
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18The number of years that our tropical cyclone
forecasts issued at various lead times have
correctly predicted above- or below-average
activity for each predictand over the past seven
years (1999-2005)
192006 Updates Forecasts
20Current Tools Used to Issue U.S. Landfall
Probability Forecasts
- Net Tropical Cyclone (NTC) Activity Forecast
- Measure of North Atlantic Sea Surface
Temperatures (SSTA)
21PROBABILITIES FOR AT LEAST ONE MAJOR (CATEGORY
3-4-5) HURRICANE LANDFALL ON EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING COASTAL AREAS FOR 2006
- Entire U.S. coastline 81 (average for last
century is 52) - 2) U.S. East Coast including Peninsula Florida -
64 (average for last century is 31) - 3) Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle
westward to Brownsville - 47 (average for last
century is 30) - 4) Expected above-average major hurricane
landfall risk in the Caribbean
22Revised 1 June Landfall Probability Forecasts
- Net Tropical Cyclone (NTC) Activity Forecast
- 500 MB Ht. and SLP Predictors
23East Coast Landfall Predictors
April - May 500 MB Ht.
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1
April - May 500 MB Ht.
EQ.
2
April - May SLP
24Gulf Coast Landfall Predictors
May 500 MB Ht.
3
EQ.
1
2
May 500 MB Ht.
April-May 500 MB Ht.
25Landfalling Hurricane Prediction Skill
26New Landfalling Hurricane Web Application
- Currently Available at the following URL
http//www.e-transit.org/hurricane
In partnership with the GeoGraphics Laboratory
Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater MA
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28Recent Updates
- Historical Database Updated Through 2004 Season
- Historical Database Extended Back to 1851 with
Revision of the HURDAT Database
29Areas for which Landfall Probabilities are Issued
30REGION 2 - TEXAS LOUISIANA
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33Future Work
- Monthly Probabilities
- User-Selected Probabilities (Daily, Weekly
Periods) - Potential Damage
34We must stop GLOBAL WARMING!
LANDFALLINGHURRICANES
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