Glider Reachability Map Forecast for 24 Apr 1615Z to 30 Apr 1615Z 2025, Issued 23 Apr 2025

The black contours shown are reachability front forecasts, at 12 hour intervals (0hr to 144hr forecasts, with increasing line thickness for later times). The reachability front is the boundary of the largest set (the reachable set) that the glider can reach within that duration. It is computed by numerically solving our exact governing PDE for this time-optimal reachability front.

In this forecast, we consider glider RU38's actual starting location of 24.3127°N, 84.6419°W at 24 Apr 1615Z.

Each row in the table corresponds to an MSEAS reachability forecast for different assumed glider speeds: 50, 40, 30, and 20 cm/s.

Assumed Speed (cm/s) Glider RU38
Starting Location: 24.3127°N, 84.6419°W
0-1000m Avg Velocity Background
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