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In a model, the atmosphere is divided into a three-dimensional grid and each grid point is given the assimilated data.
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After Sandy, Congress appropriated money to the National Weather Service to improve the American model, which caught on to Sandys track later than the European.The Weather Service received additional funding to improve the American model followingthe 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.
BERMUDA ZONAL INDEX Smart forecasters look at the entire universe of models together, and take their strengths and limitations into account when making predictions, while communicating uncertainty when models disagree.
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As Florence approaches the Southeastcoast, a lot of attention has been directed at the so-called European (or Euro) model because of its dire predictions of a storm that slowly meanders down the S.C. coast, blasting Charleston with hurricane force winds.
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Tropical cyclones start as clusters of clouds over tropical oceans which amalgamate and rotate to form a tropical depression.
This includes experimental path data based on weather models. Collectively they indicate the likelihood of a range of future weather scenarios.
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Evidence is clear that the best strategy for using models is to average the different models together into one. The European model may have the best reputation, but it is not always the best model.
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GEM (Global Environmental Multiscale Model): The Canadian Meteorological Center produces a global model run twice daily. 
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Computer models have different strengths, weaknesses, and biases when it comes to handling certain weather situations.
ETC RIO GRANDE Key characteristics of the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) and a description of our forecasts.
Individually they are full descriptions of the evolution of the weather.
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This is why so many forecasters were alarmed when it began to forecast a southern shift for Florence.
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WebECMWF provides a range of graphical products for tropical cyclone (tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) forecasts.
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