Meteorologists expressed alarm over the Pentagon's decision to shut down a critical satellite program used for hurricane forecasting, as the hurricane season peaks. Experts like Matthew Cappucci and Michael Lowry warned that this abrupt termination of data from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS) will detrimentally affect storm tracking and forecasting. James Franklin highlighted the potential delays in recognizing storm intensification, raising concern about the increased unpredictability of hurricanes. The cancellation comes at a time when rapid intensification of storms has become more common, emphasizing the urgent need for accurate forecasting tools.
This will have noticeable negative impacts on hurricane forecasts and forecasting in general. The immediate discontinuation of data from 3 weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond.
Things are being taken away all across the forecasting enterprise. This particular one is going to result in delays in the recognition from [the National Hurricane Center] that storms are strengthening.
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