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High Resolution Atmospheric Modeling

Offshore Weather Services is able run nested mesoscale atmospheric models over specific regions to enhance weather forecasting services for clients.

For example, Offshore Weather Services, with long experience of weather prediction in the Gulf of Thailand, know how variable the wind can be in the region. A mesoscale atmospheric model, with spatial resolution of 12 km, is currently assisting in the prediction of the winds and waves affecting clients in that region.

Importantly, the mesoscale model is being used to assist in the prediction of squalls, the single most dangerous and severe weather event to affect clients in the Gulf of Thailand apart from Tropical Cyclones. The model assists OWS weather forecasters determine the severity, timing and the spatial movement of the squalls as they develop and move across the Gulf of Thailand for up to 36 hours ahead.

Offshore Weather Services also intends to set up and run this model in additional areas to improve forecast capabilities and respond to specific client needs for critical operations.