Windy Community
    • Unread
    • Categories
    • Groups
    • Go to windy.com
    • Register
    • Login

    Hurricane Tracking Symbol Does Not Match Simulation

    Your Feedback and Suggestions
    3
    5
    426
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • B
      boehnkew
      last edited by

      When using the Hurricane Tracking tool, the hurricane symbol/icon moving along the projected track does not seem to match up with the background simulation. As shown in the attached screen shot, when the hurricane symbol is at the point labeled as, "Saturday 17 - 14:00", the background simulation appears to show the eye of the circulation quite a bit over to the west. Is the eye of the storm not accurately shown, or am I reading this wrong?

      Screenshot 2022-09-15 windy tracking TS Fiona 1115am.png

      David PolášekD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • David PolášekD
        David Polášek Administrator @boehnkew
        last edited by

        Hello @boehnkew

        you are tracking hurricane Fiona with the NOAA-At model, but the wind layer in the background is ECMWF. This is causing a mismatch.

        David Polášek (Windy.com)

        B 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 2
        • B
          boehnkew @David Polášek
          last edited by

          @David-Polášek-3
          Thank you. I didn't see the toggle setting for the Hurricane tracker :).

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • B
            boehnkew @David Polášek
            last edited by

            @David-Polášek-3 said in Hurricane Tracking Symbol Does Not Match Simulation:

            you are tracking hurricane Fiona with the NOAA-At model, but the wind layer in the background is ECMWF.

            Is it possible to set the background wind layer to use the NOAA-At model?

            idefix37I 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • idefix37I
              idefix37 Sailor Moderator @boehnkew
              last edited by idefix37

              @boehnkew
              No of course, this track is not based on only one of the models shown on Windy. More exactly the NOAA/NHC uses several models to forecast the track and intensity of hurricanes. Especially 2 specialised models HWRF and HMON, but also more conventional ones, including GFS.

              10CF872A-CB6A-4CF9-ADEC-B1A7F87F0F61.jpeg

              From
              https://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gc_wmb/vxt/HWRF/index.php

              The Official forecast is the NOAA track shown in Windy.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • First post
                Last post
              Windyty, S.E. - all rights reserved. Powered by excellent NodeBB
              NodeBB & contributors, OSM & contributors, HERE maps
              Terms of Use     Privacy Policy