1. Use WRF-GFS Model Or WRF-NAM?

1. Use WRF-GFS model or WRF-NAM?

a. WRF-GFS has holes in the forecast since it is not run every day

a.i. Forecast for midnight to midnight off of 00Z cycle

a.ii. Which months to use.

a.iii. Day/night considerations.

a.iv. MST/MDT issue.

b. WRF-NAM is updated every 6 hours; but use only one cycle (00z?)

c. WRF-NAM cannot be changed after Nov 2012.

2. Verify that the model is optimized for Idaho.

a. Issue with max/min temperature occurs with both models

b. Land use and other factors.

3. Met data locations.

a. Met towers

a.i. Elkhorn

a.ii. Rockland

a.iii. Mountain Home ???

b. Wind towers

b.i. Bliss area

b.i.1. Camp Reed

b.i.2. Oregon Trail

b.i.3. Payne’s Ferry

b.i.4. Tuana Gulch

b.i.5. Thousand Springs

b.i.6. Yahoo Creek

b.i.7. Pilgrim Stage b.i.8. Salmon Falls

b.ii. Golden Triangle

b.ii.1. Burley Butte

b.ii.2. Golden Valley

b.ii.3. Milner Dam

4. How many days to run model.

a. Past or future runs?

b. Time frame

5. Data Idaho power can supply

a. Wind speed from met towers or wind parks.

b. Model forecast wind speeds

6. Verification

a. Power point presentation of results

7. Implementation.