NOAA Huron Erie Connecting Waterways Forecasting System (HECWFS): Development and hindcast skill assessment of water levels, water temperatures and ice concentration

NOAA’s Huron Erie Connecting Waterways Forecasting System (HECWFS) is a 3-D lake numerical forecast modeling system which generate hourly nowcasts and short-range forecast guidance of 3-D water temperatures and currents, 2-D water levels, and ice concentration and thickness for the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River.