RSMAS/MPO Coastal and Shelf Modeling

The Florida Straits, South Florida and Keys Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (FKeyS-HYCOM) has been utilized for the 7-day forecast system, which provides forecast of all hydrodynamic variables through the water column.

DISCLAIMER: This is a research product and the University of Miami bears no responsibility for model uncertainties influencing the forecast fields.

The following four fields are being updated daily; several other fields can be made available (request to vkourafalou@rsmas.miami.edu).

Sea Surface Height and Surface Currents

Sea Surface Temperature

Temperature at 50m

Surface Currents (day 0 - day 3)

Surface Currents (day 4 - day 7)

RESOLUTION:

1/100 degrees (~900m), 26 vertical levels (sigma/z-coordinate in the upper model layers and near the shelf and isopycnic coordinate in deep waters).

NESTED: Yes

OUTER MODELS:

Gulf of Mexico (GoM-HYCOM)

DATA ASSIMILATION:

No Data Assimilation

FORCING:

NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS, 0.25^o).

It forecasts out to 180 hours.

CONTACT:

HeeSook Kang — hkang@rsmas.miami.edu
Villy Kourafalou — vkourafalou@rsmas.miami.edu