Hurricane WRF (HWRF) | Datasets

Datasets - Irma test case (HWRF v4.0a)

The datasets required for conducting five-day forecasts of Hurricane Irma initialized at 12 and 18 UTC on 5 September 2017 are provided. Follow the links below to download the appropriate gzipped tar files.

• TC Vitals [HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_SYNDAT-PLUS.tar.gz]
• Fix files
  • Fix file [HWRF_v4.0a_fix.tar.gz]
• GFS gridded, spectral, and obs
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_gfs.2017090512.tar.gz
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_gfs.2017090518.tar.gz
• GDAS gridded, spectral, and obs
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_gdas.2017090506.tar.gz
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_gdas.2017090512.tar.gz
• GFS Ensemble Spectral
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_enkf.2017090506.tar.gz
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_enkf.2017090512.tar.gz
• Recon
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_recon.2017090512.tar.gz
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_recon.2017090518.tar.gz
• TEMPDROP
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_TEMPDROP.tar.gz
• Ocean loop currents
  • HWRF_v4.0a_datasets_loop.tar.gz
• A- and B-deck files
  • HWRF_v4.0a_abdecks.tar.gz

The input files for other storms can be collected by the individual user. The following is a document which shows the sources for the HWRF input data files: HWRF_input_data_sources.pdf