Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

An Overview of Tropical Cyclone Track Guidance Models used by NHC

Introduction

The learning objectives for this training are:

1. Describe the spectrum of NHC tropical cyclone track models.
2. Describe the general strengths and weaknesses of each track model.
3. Understand how track models are used in consensus forecasts.
4. Have an overview of future track forecast model improvements.

Training Session Options

Web-based Video training session
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