Why NWP Forecasts
Go Awry
¥All analyses contain errors
Regions with sparse or low quality
observations - Oceans have ÒpoorerÓ data than
continentsInstruments contain measurement error- A 20oC reading does not exactly equal 20oCEven a precise measurement at a point
location might not
accurately represent the big picture-
Radiosonde ascent through isolated cumulus