HWRF PS:85.98.98.88.88.2.84

HWRF PS:85.98.98.88.88.2.84 (H3RC) Overview

The HWRF PS:85.98.98.88.88.2.84 (H3RC) is the second HWRF Reference Configuration published by the DTC. It corresponds to the HWRF model as operational at the end of the 2011 season, that is, it contains changes that were impletemted operationally mid-season.

This configuration uses the same domain setup as the 2011 operational HWRF run by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction. A 75x75 deg outer domain with 27-km grid spacing and a 6x6 deg moving nest with 9-km grid spacing were employed to run 5-day forecasts for 1250 cases of 59 storms in the North Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific basins for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.