Anna Chulaki, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Yaireska M Collado-Vega, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States, M. Leila Mays, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Karin Muglach, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States, M. Crawford, Baltimore City Community College, Baltimore, United States, Kevin Nhan, University of Texas Clear Lake, Houston, TX, United States and CCMC forecasting team