DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMIZED TIDE AND HURRICANE STORM SURGE MODEL FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FOR USE WITHIN ADCIRC

This project simplifies an existing high-definition, research-grade tide, wind-wave and hurricane storm surge model of the west coast of Florida for use in the ADCIRC (Advanced Circulation) Surge Guidance System (ASGS). The goal is to enable the model to complete a five-day simulation forecast in less than one hour, while retaining water surface elevations that are within 10 percent of the original research-grade model.