Numerical Simulation of Storm Waves near the Northeastern Coast of the Black Sea

S. A. Myslenkov, A. A. Shestakova, and P. A. Toropov

The results of numerical simulation of storm waves near the northeastern coast of the Black Sea using different wind forcing (CFSR reanalysis, GFS forecast, and WRF reanalysis and forecast) are presented. The wave modeling is based on the SWAN spectral wave model and the high-resolution unstructured grid for the Tsemes Bay. The quality estimates of wave simulation results for various wind forcing are provided by comparing the model results with the instrumental data on wind waves in the Tsemes Bay. It is shown that the forecast of the maximum wave height for some storms using the WRF wind forcing is more accurate than that based on the GFS forcing.