Year |
Type |
Model |
Horizontal Resolution |
Layers |
Domain |
Forecast Length |
Documentation |
Bye |
#/day |
|
1968 |
O+H |
TDL Wave Model |
381 km |
|
|
36-h |
|
1986 |
|
|
1986 |
O+G |
NOAA Ocean Wave |
2.5 deg |
|
Global |
72-h |
NWS TPB #364 |
10/1994 |
2 |
|
1994 |
O+G |
NOAA Wave Model |
2.5 deg |
1 |
Global |
72-h |
NWS TPB #426 |
3/2000 |
2 |
|
1997 |
O+R |
Sea Ice Drift |
N.A. |
|
Arctic, Antarctic |
384-h |
NWS TPB #435 |
Still (2014) |
1 |
|
2000 |
O+G |
NOAA Wave Watch III |
1.0x1.25 deg |
1 |
Global |
72-h (orig) then 126-h |
NWS TPB #453 |
Still (2003) |
2 |
|
2000 |
O+R |
West North Atlantic Wave |
.25 x .25 deg |
1 |
North Atlantic |
72-h (orig) then 126-h |
NWS TPB #446 |
2007 (2003) |
2 |
|
2000 |
O+R |
Alaska Wave |
.50 x .25 deg |
1 |
Alaskan waters |
72-h (orig) then 126-h |
NWS TPB #456 |
2007 (2003) |
2 |
|
2001 |
O+R |
N. Atlantic Hurricane Wave |
.25 x .25 deg |
1 |
North Atlantic |
72-h |
NWS TPB #478 |
11/2010 (2003) |
2 |
|
2001 |
O+G |
RTGSST (3DVAR anl w/in situ and sat. data) |
0.5 deg lat/lon |
NA |
Global |
NA |
NWS TPB #477 |
10/2017 |
1 |
|
2001 |
O |
Coastal Ocean Forecast System (COFS), w/Princeton Ocean Model (POM) |
10-20 km |
19 |
Off Eastern North America |
48-h |
NWS TPB #489 |
12/2005 |
1 |
|
2001 |
O+R |
E. North Pacific Wave |
.25 x .25 deg |
1 |
East Pacific |
126-h |
NWS TPB #491 |
11/2010 (2003) |
2 |
|
2003 |
O+R |
N. Atlantic Hurricane Wave |
.25 x .25 deg |
1 |
North Atlantic |
72-h |
NWS TPB #478 |
11/2010 (2005) |
4 |
|
2003 |
O+R |
N. Pacific Hurricane Wave |
.25 x .25 deg |
1 |
North Pacific |
72-h |
|
11/2010 (2005) |
4 |
|
2003/2004 |
O+G |
NOAA Wave Watch III |
1.0 x 1.25 deg |
1 |
Global |
168-h (2003); 180-h (2004) |
NWS TPB #494 |
11/2007 (replaced by Multi_1 Wave System) |
4 |
|
2003/2004 |
O+R |
W. North Atlantic Wave |
.25 x .25 deg |
1 |
North Atlantic |
168-h (2003); 180-h (2004) |
NWS TPB #495 |
11/2007 (replaced by Multi_1 Wave System) |
4 |
|
2003/2004 |
O+R |
Alaska Wave |
.50 x .25 deg |
1 |
Alaska Waters |
168-h (2003); 180-h (2004) |
NWS TPB #496 |
11/2007 (replaced by Multi_1 Wave System) |
4 |
|
2003/2004 |
O+R |
E. North Pacific Wave |
.25 x .25 deg |
1 |
East Pacific |
168-h (2003); 180-h (2004) |
NWS TPB #491 |
11/2007 (replaced by Multi_1 Wave System) |
4 |
|
2005 |
O+G |
RTGSST_HR (3DVAR anl) |
0.083 deg lat/lon |
NA |
Global |
NA |
|
2/2020 |
1 |
|
2006 |
O+R |
Great Lakes Wave Model (NAM-driven) |
2.1 min lat x 3 min lon |
NA |
Great Lakes |
84h |
|
2017 (NAM-driven) |
4 (00,06,12,18z) |
|
2006 |
O-G+E |
MWES (Multi Wave Ensemble System) |
1.0 deg x 1.0 deg (?) |
NA |
Global, 10 mbrs |
126h |
EMC Doc |
9/2020 |
4(?) |
|
2007 |
O+G |
Global Wave Model (Multi_1 run WAVEWATCH III) |
Various (See TIN) |
NA |
Global |
180h |
NWS TIN |
3/2021 |
4 |
|
2008 |
O+R |
Great Lakes Wave Model (NAM-driven) |
2.1 min lat x 3 min lon |
NA |
Great Lakes |
84h |
NWS TIN |
2017 |
4 (00,06,12,18z) |
|
2008 |
O+R |
Great Lakes Wave Model (NDFD-driven) |
? |
NA |
Great Lakes |
? |
|
Still |
4 (03,09,15,21z) |
|
2008 |
O+G+E |
Global Wave Model Ensemble |
1.0 deg x 1.0 deg |
NA |
Global, 20 mbrs |
240h |
NWS TIN |
9/2020 |
4(?) |
|
2010 |
O+G |
Multi_2 (Hurricane Wave Model, using WWW3) |
Various (See TIN) |
NA |
Global |
126h |
NWS TIN |
7/2017 |
4 |
|
2011 |
O+G |
RTGSST (3DVAR anl) |
0.5 deg and 0.083 deg lat/lon |
NA |
Global |
NA |
NWS TIN |
2/2020 |
1 |
|
2011 |
O+G |
Global RTOFS (HYCOM, Coupled to CICE) |
1/12th deg lat/lon |
32 |
Global |
192h |
EMC Doc |
Still (2020) |
1 |
|
2014 |
O+R |
Sea Ice Drift (GEFS-driven replaces GFS-Driven) |
25 km |
NA |
Polar |
384h |
EMC Doc |
Still |
1 (00z) |
|
2014 |
O+G+E |
GWES (Global Wave Ensemble System), formerly MWES |
0.5 deg lat/lon |
NA |
Global, 20 mbrs |
240h |
NWS TIN |
9/2020 |
4 |
|
2015 |
O+R |
Great Lakes Wave; NAM-driven runs use 4 km NAM nest) |
2.5 km |
NA |
Great Lakes |
84h |
NWS TIN |
2017 (NAM-driven); Still (NDFD-driven) |
4 (00/06/12/18z from NAM; 03/09/15/21z from NDFD |
|
2016 |
O+R |
NWPS (Nearshore Wave Prediction System), runs SWAN model |
1.8 km outer grid; optional nests to 500 m |
NA |
On demand at Coastal WFO's |
102h |
EMC Doc |
Still (2021) |
2, on demand at WFO's |
|
2017 |
O+G |
Global RTOFS |
1/12th deg |
41 |
Global |
192h |
EMC Doc |
Still (2020) |
1 |
|
2017 |
O+R |
Great Lakes Wave Model NDFD-driven (GWMN) |
Unstructured grid 250 m to 2.5 km |
NA |
Great Lakes |
147h |
NWS SCN |
Still |
4 (03,09,15,21z) |
|
2018 |
O+G |
Multi_1 (Wave Model w/WWW3) |
Various 1/2 deg to 1/12th deg; extend Arctic Ocean grid to NP |
1 |
Global |
180h; hourly output to 120h |
NWS SCN |
3/2021 |
4 |
|
2018 |
O+R |
NWPS |
1.8 km outer grid; optional nests to 500 m |
N.A. |
Coastal WFO's |
144h |
NWS SCN |
Still (2021) |
2 or 4, on demand at WFO's |
|
2020 |
O+G |
RTGSST_HR (NSST-derived) |
1/12th deg |
NA |
Global |
NA |
NWS SCN |
Still |
1 |
|
2020 |
O+E+G |
GEFSv12-wave (coupled to GEFS, replaces GWES) |
0.25 deg |
N.A |
Global, 31 mbrs |
384h |
NWS SCN |
Still |
4 |
|
2020 |
O+G |
Global RTOFS (HYCOM, Ocean/Ice anl now from RTOFS-DA) |
1/12th deg |
41 |
Global |
192h |
NWS SCN |
Still |
1 |
|
2021 |
O+G |
GFS-Wave (coupled to GFS, runs WAVEWATCH III), replaces Multi_1 |
25km/16km/9km |
NA |
Global |
384h |
NWS SCN |
Still |
4 |
|
2021 |
O+R |
NWPS |
Add unstructured grid mesh of 5-200 m for 10 WFO's |
NA |
On demand at Coastal WFO's |
144h |
NWS SCN |
Still |
2 or 4, on demand at WFO's |