1:01 p.m. Various updates below With the tropical storm that will soon be Hurricane Isaac heading in the general direction of New Orleans seven years (possibly to the day) after Hurricane Katrina topped the flood protections there, I looked back at the archived
track forecasts for the 2005 storm and posted the link on Twitter and Facebook.
In comparing
the track forecasts for Isaac with that for Katrina, he noted how much of what is called the «cone of uncertainty» — the wide area over which the track could range — had shrunk in comparing the forecasts seven years apart.
In the 25 years since Hurricane Andrew devastated southeastern Florida, the 3 - day
track forecast for hurricanes has improved by 65 percent, she said.
Not exact matches
Technology sector results so far at least from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten
forecasts for the first quarter, and overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is
tracking seven - year highs of almost 25 percent.
Technology sector results so far at least from the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Samsung and SAP have broadly beaten
forecasts for Q1 and the overall aggregate U.S. earnings growth is
tracking seven - year highs of almost 25 percent.
Spire Global raised $ 70 million to put small satellites into orbit
for weather
forecasting and ship
tracking.
Baby boomers, with their inheritances, homes, and old - fashioned pensions, may appear to be on
track for a solid retirement — but some experts say the
forecast for the generation born from 1946 through 1964 isn't necessarily so rosy.
Wearable device maker Fitbit
forecast current - quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the company expects further sales declines
for its fitness
tracking devices.
By applying quantitative
forecasting methods, you can use actual past revenue data from your own business or other businesses in your industry as a basis
for tracking trends and predicting future sales.
Meantime, Coca - Cola Hellenic surged to the top of the European benchmark, up by over 9 percent after announcing that it remained on
track to reach broad - based revenue and margin growth
forecasts for the full year.
Coca - Cola Hellenic surged to the top of the European benchmark, up by over 9 percent after announcing that it remained on
track to reach broad - based revenue and margin growth
forecasts for the full year.
BlackBerry has
forecast another operating loss
for the current quarter, but Heins said the company is on the right
track and just needs more time.
And much of Sullivan's reporting was consistent with the
forecast from KGI Securities analyst Ming - Chi Kuo, he of the most accurate Apple rumor
track record, from way back in November that Apple was prepping three new models
for 2017 including one with a fancy OLED screen.
Quantitative
Forecasting is more scientific, using actual past revenue data from your own business or other businesses in your industry as a basis
for tracking trends and predicting changes.
For the past 18 months, the biggest issue for our forecast has been tracking how the Canadian economy is adjusting to low resource pric
For the past 18 months, the biggest issue
for our forecast has been tracking how the Canadian economy is adjusting to low resource pric
for our
forecast has been
tracking how the Canadian economy is adjusting to low resource prices.
Its gross domestic product (GDP)
for the second quarter rose 6.9 percent over the same period last year, beating expectations and putting the country on
track to meet the International Monetary Fund's 2017 growth
forecast of 6.5 percent.
Although the
forecast for budgetary revenues appears to be on
track, with higher - than - expected personal income tax revenues more than offsetting lower - than - expected Goods and Service Tax revenues, the Budget 2012 estimate
for other transfer payments appears to be significantly overstated.
Although earnings per share (EPS) growth through January 30 is
tracking a bit better than
forecast, EPS estimates
for the first and second quarters have declined from December projections.
This large difference leads to two conclusions: first, fiscal
forecasting by the Department of Finance has lost all credibility, and second, the Government is on
track to meet its balanced budget commitment
for 2015 - 16 if not sooner.
The Conservatives were quick to use this as proof that they were on
track to post a surplus in 2015 - 16, despite a warning by the Department of Finance that early fiscal results are not reliable in
forecasting results
for the year as a whole.
The company also considered factors such as occupancy costs, as well as each store's
track record of profitability and
forecasts for the earnings power of those stores going forward, given current sales trends and projections
for the future.
The past year was great
for demonstrating one of the common investment fallacies that has kept behavioral finance specialists in expensive cars
for many years — investors» willingness to listen to a paid professional's
forecast for the market no matter what their
track record.
As a result, we believe that the results
for the first eleven months of 2017 - 18 are roughly on
track to the March 2017 Budget
forecast for the year as a whole.
To assess retirement readiness, Personal Capital's Retirement Planner tool analyzes your accounts and
forecasts whether you are on
track for retirement.
The best historical analogue
for a hurricane that follows NHC's 5 pm EDT Friday
track and intensity
forecast for Irma may be Hurricane Donna of 1960, which tore through the Florida Keys just northeast of Marathon as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.
The PollyVote combined
forecast, averaging across
forecast types, appears to have a good
track record
for US presidential elections, and their analysis suggests that citizen
forecasts and prediction markets typically outperform the polls in the US.
A citizen
forecast by Andreas Murr, Mary Stegmueller, and Michael Lewis - Beck hereshows that such surveys have a good
track record in identifying who will go on to win, and based on previous experience this year's citizen
forecast survey figures suggest a comfortable win
for Hilary.
You should know that this week begins what Governor Andrew Cuomo has
forecast as the Summer of Hell, which will mean 8 weeks of chaos
for commuters who use Penn Station during all of the planned train
track repairs.
As Labour have pointed out, growth would have had to hit 0.8 %
for the government's 2011
forecasts to still be on
track.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami has generated a
forecast track for Hurricane Joaquin that closely follows the path Superstorm Sandy took, raising a New York City strike higher on the list of possibilities.
He will continue to publish papers in academic journals, but will not run the powerful computers and other resources NASA provided
for tracking and
forecasting global warming and its effects.
With helioseismology data, which
track acoustic oscillations on the sun, researchers can follow the development of the jet stream thousands of kilometers below the sun's surface, potentially allowing
for better
forecasts of the timing of the solar cycle.
With helioseismology data, which
track acoustic oscillations on the sun, researchers can check in on the progress of the jet stream at depths of roughly 1,000 kilometers, potentially allowing
for better
forecasts of the timing of the solar cycle.
The world has changed radically since the era of the Hindenburg; today's satellite weather
forecasts, GPS -
tracking, radar, computer - controlled avionics and in - flight management systems have paved the way
for this new wave of hybrid airships.
More than 13 years in the making, the center is designed to be the U.S. government's nerve center
for a range of activities, including predicting hurricane
tracks and
forecasting ocean currents.
Scientists around the globe turn to the EOS satellite data
for purposes as diverse as wildfire
tracking, prioritizing land
for conservation, and
forecasting hurricanes.
Weisberg, along with study co-authors John Walsh, Distinguished University Professor of Biological Oceanography, and their research associates and colleagues at USF and at neighboring Florida Water Research Institute, have developed tools
for observing,
tracking and
forecasting red tides using a combination of moored instrumentation, robotic gliders, satellite imagery and computer models.
They
tracked the atmospheric lifecycle of these volatile particles
for real - time climate
forecasting.
If people aren't
tracking their sales properly, your overview of your projected wins is going to be incorrect, which means you won't be able to accurately use those numbers
for forecasting.
We should keep
track of weather
forecast for better safety option.
Meanwhile, road warriors who aren't planning to trim their travel schedule this year should probably budget a bit more
for hotel stays: In its latest
forecast on the U.S. lodging industry, PwC US — which
tracks industry metrics — said the country's strong economic fundamentals are pointing to continued heavy demand
for hotel rooms.
Whilst both revenue and Profit were down year on year, Koei Tecmo actually beat their earnings
forecast for the six month period and are on
track to have a great year again.
In this case I would expect that Microsoft shipped less than the 2.4 million combined units they sold during this quarter last year and whilst it's hard to pinpoint an exact number it's fairly clear that Microsoft are still on
track to hit our
forecasted 20 million plus shipments
for Xbox One by the end of the year.
Overall: Beautiful graphics, enjoyable storyline, shorter game but interesting throughout with entertaining HOG and Mini games.More HOG than Mini games
for a change.Visuals are exceptional especially
for anyone who might have difficulty seeing small objects.Only a few characters to keep
track of and locations and scenes are well developed.Could have done without the baron villain theme, but it worked and wasn't overdone.Mechanical pet is quiet and not used that often.Build a few components to create needed items and as the pet
forecasts a mechanical theme, but nothing too difficult.Rather simple and relaxing game and moves forward without lots of back and forth.Rather abrupt ending but that is the norm in some of these games and at least there was closure.
It isn't possible today (12/28/2006) to confidently predict the date, intensity and
track for the first hurricane of 2007 (weather), but
forecasts can be made
for the 2007 hurricane season (climate).
-- Kerry Emanuel, who has been studying hurricanes and climate change
for decades, has a great page on his Web site at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology consolidating the many competing computer model runs aiming to
forecast the strength and
track of tropical storms.
But this is no excuse
for Pielke, almost twenty years down the
track, to talk about «
forecast» and «prediction» when he is referring to scenarios.
In following the course of projections
for this storm, and then the burst of criticism about failed intensity
forecasts, I was brought back to the hours I spent with meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center in September, 2004, as they
tracked the course of Hurricane Ivan (shortly before I headed to Alabama to cover its landfall as a major hurricane; here's a narrated report I filed from Mobile).
For example, a storm embedded in a confluent large - scale flow (i.e. one whose streamlines tend to converge) will generally have less directional
track forecast uncertainty, though the timing of the progress of the storm along its
track may suffer.
Using ECMWF, my company CFAN has been able to provide good
forecasts of the general region
for tracking out to 10 days (e.g. open Atlantic versus GOM).