Category Archives: TC Inland Winds

Posts in this section reflect the work coordinated by Anantha Aiyyer on improved prediction of the inland TC wind field.

Potential New Interpolation Method in TCMWindTool

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

An effort has been made at improving the currently used wind interpolation method for the TCMWindTool. Currently, the tool uses the modified Rankine vortex model to create a base sustained wind speed grid. After examining several storms and comparing to … Continue reading →

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Wind, Wind Gusts, and Gust Factors Observed Over Marine Locations with Hurricane Irene

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

David Glenn from WFO MHX examined the sustained winds, wind gusts, and gust factors for Hurricane Irene across marine locations just off the coast of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Hourly observations of winds and wind gusts from seven … Continue reading →

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TC Wind Group Conference Call Notes 4/10/13

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

The TC Wind Group help their monthly conference call on 4/10/13 at 11 AM. Call Participants: Michael Brennan (NHC), Bryce Tyner (North Carolina State University), Reid Hawkins (ILM), Jonathan Blaes (RAH), David Glenn (MHX), John Billet (AKQ), Bob Bright (CHS) … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of the Modified Rankine and Holland et al. TC Wind Fields

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

At the most recent CSTAR Tropical Cyclone wind team conference call, Bryce provided a large set of Holland et al. verification images for 30 different tropical cyclones that impacted the Atlantic basin from 2005-2011 (219 total analyses). The six panel … Continue reading →

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TC Winds Group Conference Call 2/6/13 Notes

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Attendees:  Bryce Tyner (NCSU), Bob Bright (CHS), Carin Goodall (MHX), David Glenn (MHX), Jonathan Blaes (RAH), Reid Hawkins (ILM), Frank Alsheimer (CHS), Gail Hartfiled (RAH), Michael Brennan (NHS) The CSTAR TC Winds Group held their monthly conference call on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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TC Wind Group Conference Call 1/9/12

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

The TC Winds group held their monthly conference call on Wednesday, January 9th at 11 AM.  The attendees on the call were Jonathan Blaes (RAH), Reid Hawkins (ILM), Frank Alsheimer (CHS), David Glenn (MHX), and Bryce Tyner (NCSU). Bryce presented an … Continue reading →

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CSTAR Tropical Cyclone Winds Project Gains Additional Support at the 2012 NOAA Hurricane Conference

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

The 2012 NOAA Hurricane Conference wraps up later today in Miami, FL. This conference provides an opportunity for the National Hurricane Center, the National Weather Service, and other participants from NOAA to review the past Hurricane season and discuss changes … Continue reading →

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2012 CSTAR Virtual Workshop

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

On 16 November 2012, a total of 45 meteorologists from the National Weather Service (NWS) as well as faculty and students from NC State University (NCSU) gathered via a virtual workshop to continue implementation of an ongoing Collaborative Science, Technology, … Continue reading →

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Examining Wind Gust Factors with Hurricane Sandy across the Coastal Carolinas

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

As a follow-up to Bryce’s timely post yesterday, we examined the sustained winds, wind gusts, and gust factors for Hurricane Sandy across coastal North Carolina and South Carolina. Nearly all of the data collection and some of the analysis was … Continue reading →

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Norfolk, VA Hourly Wind Speed Analysis for Sandy (2012)

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

In a previous post, Jonathan discussed a climatological look at gust factors as a function of wind speed for recent storms affecting the study region.  The results of the analysis are currently being used to help develop wind gust forecasts … Continue reading →

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