a retired branch chief for the center's hurricane specialists. NOAA's two WP-3D Orion aircraft collect Doppler radar data that's fed into the models, a capability that doesn't exist in the Air ...

Spaghetti model illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help ...

Firings at the Office of Aircraft Operations threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, ...