The Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) system for hurricane prediction (HWRF) is an op-erational model implemented at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)of the National Weather Service (NWS) to provide numerical guidance to the National Hur-ricane Center for the forecasting of tropical cyclones’ track, intensity, and structure. HWRFv3.8a and this Users’ Guide contain the capabilities of, and information regarding, the op-erational 2016 implementation of HWRF, as well as alternate and research configurations ofthe modeling system.
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