The WRF is the next generation in the line of mesoscale models. It's similar to the MM5 in many ways -- in fact one version of the internal WRF core is based largely off of the MM5 -- with some subtle differences. It's still under development, however. A specialized version -- the Hurricane WRF -- should be released soon and will include many features ideal for hurricane forecasting.

If/once this situation with FSU is resolved, you can expect that we will be running the WRF at least on a semi-regular basis at some point during the coming season.