SLOSH Development Activities

SLOSH Development Activities

2011 NOAA Hurricane Conference

Arthur Taylor – MDLJamie Rhome - NHC

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2010 NOAA Hurricane ConferenceStorm Surge takeaways

1. Need for Inundation Graphic• Social Science Work• Inundation conference

2. Proto-type Storm Surge Watch Warning• WFO / NHC conceptual interactions

Guidance Products Needed:• SLOSH + Tide• PHISH• Timing of p-surge / PHISH

2011 Q3

2011 Q4

2012 Q1

2012 Q2

2012 Q3

2012 Q4

2013 Q1

2013 Q2

2013Q3

2013Q4

2014 Q1

2014 Q2

2014 Q3

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Inundation Mapping

Inundation mapping < 625 meters

PHISH guidance on google map (625 meter resolution)

Graphical HLS (coastal flood impact)

SLOSH Model Development

SLOSH + Tide

WFO Graphical Product

PHISH 1 (no tide)

PHISH 2 (with tide)

Psurge+Tide2

Hurricane season starts

Current Phase:Current Phase: Research and Development

Research and Development ExperimentalExperimental OperationalOperational Depends on Slosh

+TideDepends on Slosh

+Tide

Working Towards Tropical Cyclone Inundation Products

1 Interim product discontinued

2 Psurge without tide is currently operationalUpdate 9/19/11

Operational Enhancement Operational Enhancement

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SLOSH + Tides

• Experimental guidance available during Hurricane Irene

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PHISH Web Site(Active Sep. 15, 2011)

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P-Surge and PHISH Exceedance Products as KMZ

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SLOSH Maintenance

Original 5-point Laplacian Filter New 9-point Laplacian Filter

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Major 2012 Activities

• SLOSH + Tides– Operationalize and Enhance– Explore Impact on Surge Products (MOM, MEOW,

etc.)

• PHISH– Implementation into NCEP operations– Incremental and Cumulative Time Ranges

• SLOSH Display Program– Gridded tide / datum module– KMZ fix

• P-surge Exceedance products on NHC web site