ensemble initiated at:99020100 analysis time: 99020300 center of verification region: 122.5W 42.5N verification time: +36h dropsonde lon. lat. spread 1 200.40 27.00 0.86 2 199.80 31.00 1.01 3 199.20 35.00 1.56 4 198.60 39.00 1.77 5 198.00 43.00 1.66 6 198.00 43.00 1.66 7 200.00 44.00 1.81 8 202.00 45.00 2.27 9 204.40 46.00 2.69 10 206.70 47.00 2.91 11 209.00 48.00 2.94 12 211.00 49.00 2.85 13 213.00 50.00 2.72 14 215.00 51.00 2.62 15 218.00 50.60 2.99 16 221.00 50.20 3.33 17 224.00 49.80 3.53 18 227.00 49.40 4.31 19 230.00 49.00 5.14 20 233.50 48.50 5.38 spread(0) spread(36) AEP max 5.46 6.89 1.17 rms 3.01 4.41 1.29 avr 2.69 4.21 1.35