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NHC Ocean Vector Winds Update
Michael J. Brennan
NOAA/NWS/NCEP National Hurricane Center
International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team Meeting
Portland, Oregon, 20 May 2015
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Current Status • NHC is currently using
ASCAT-A, ASCAT-B, and RapidScat in operations
• ISS orbit provides swaths cutting SE/NW or NW/SE across the subtropics and tropics
• These orbits cut across ASCAT swaths and help fill gaps in coverage at lower latitudes
ASCAT RSCAT RSCAT+ASCAT
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2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Below normal activity overall (12 named storms, 6 hurricane, 3 major) ACE = 72% of median
One hurricane landfall in the U.S. (Arthur) and two in Bermuda 5/21/15 3
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2014 East Pacific Hurricane Season
Very busy – 20 named storms, 14 hurricanes (8 major) ACE = 162% of median
Significant impacts in Hawaii, Mexico 5/21/15 4
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ASCAT vs. RSCAT coverage Over the Atlantic ASCAT provides coverage
between 22 and 03Z, useful for the 03Z TC advisory package over the central and eastern Atlantic, and for the 09Z package
over the western part of the basin
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ASCAT vs. RSCAT coverage RSCAT fills in the gap nicely between 04Z and 09Z, cutting across the ASCAT swaths in the tropical and subtropics, helpful for the 09Z package over central and eastern
parts of the basin
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ASCAT vs. RSCAT coverage ASCAT coverage is optimized for the 15Z TC advisory package over the central and
eastern Atlantic
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ASCAT vs. RSCAT coverage RSCAT provides coverage over much of the Atlantic that can be useful for the 21Z TC
advisory package
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Ana’s Lifecycle
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Subtropical Storm Ana 1126Z 7 May (pre genesis)
Ambiguities show elongated center
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Subtropical Storm Ana 1126Z 7 May (pre genesis)
Rain inflated retrievals consistent with Wilmington, NC
WSR-88D radar data
Likely rain blocking and rain inflation here
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Subtropical Storm Ana RapidScat Pass 1840 UTC 8 May
Ana Best Track Intensity 1800 UTC 8 May 45 kt/1000 mb
25-km RapidScat
High rain-flagged wind retrievals (50-55 kt) in deep convection
southeast of center
GCOM-W1 AMSR rain rates > 5 in./ hour
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Subtropical Storm Ana RapidScat Pass 1840 UTC 8 May
Ana Best Track Intensity 1800 UTC 8 May 45 kt/1000 mb
34-kt wind radii: 100 100 80 100
12.5-km RapidScat
Higher resolution retrievals show higher winds in general,
both in and outside of rain
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Subtropical Storm Ana RapidScat Pass 1840 UTC 8 May
Ana Best Track Position 1800 UTC 8 May 31.6°N 77.4°W
25-km Ambiguities
Center is quite apparent in ambiguities and in weaker
winds
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Subtropical Storm Ana RapidScat Pass 1840 UTC 8 May
Ana Best Track Position 1800 UTC 8 May 31.6°N 77.4°W
25-km Ambiguities
Center is quite apparent in ambiguities (31.7°N 77.4°W)
Rain blocking of ambiguities seen east of center where southerly flow is expected
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Gulf of Mexico Storm Event March 5-6 2015
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Synoptic Setup Strong Cold Front Moving into the Gulf of Mexico
18Z 5 March 2015
00Z 6 March 2015
06Z 6 March 2015
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1545 UTC 5 March 2015
Late Morning ASCAT Pass Showed Gale Conditions
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Late Morning ASCAT Pass Showed Gale Conditions
1545 UTC 5 March 2015
Gale not seen in ship/buoy obs, but indicated by 40 kt ob at Tampico (MMTM)
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Early Evening RapidScat Pass Showed Storm Conditions
2215 UTC 5 March 2015
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Early Evening RapidScat Pass Showed Storm Conditions
2215 UTC 5 March 2015
FZNT02 KNHC 060055 AAA
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST....UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC THU MAR 05 2015
UPDATED FOR STORM WARNING IN GULF OF MEXICO BASED ON RAPIDSCAT
...GULF OF MEXICO STORM WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 26N92W TO 19N96W. W OF FRONT S OF 26N
NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 26N
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.04 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 24N93W TO 18N94W. S
OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11
TO 17 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF FRONT W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT S OF 28N W OF 93W.
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Early Evening RapidScat Pass Showed Storm Conditions
2215 UTC 5 March 2015
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Storm Conditions Observed at Sacrifice Island near Veracruz (SACV4)
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Final Thoughts
• OSVW data are deeply integrated into NHC’s marine and tropical cyclone operations
• As the NWS mission trends toward decision support, additional information about the structure, intensity, and location of TCs and other hazardous phenomena from OSVW and other sources will assist predictions of specific hazards such as storm surge, wind, waves/swell, rainfall, etc.
• We are appreciative of our partnerships with NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, KNMI, ISRO, and others and look forward to additional future missions
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