Skill assessment of the hindcast model using National Ocean Service methods obtained water level skill scores (SD,SA,and SL), of 96.4 %, 95.9 %, and 94.1 %, and current skill scores of 90.5 %, 88.6 %, and 89.9 %. The mean error (ME) and mean absolute error (MAE) of the modeled salinity and observed salinity was less than 0.23 and 0.85 psu, respectively.
Skill assessment of the automated nowcast protocol obtained water level skill scores of 95.6 %, 95.5 %, and 94.6 %, and current skill scores of 91.7 %, 91.5 %, and 90.5 %.
A method for constructing the open boundary forecast water level was developed that showed improvements relative to tidal harmonics of 39% and 77% for MAE and frequency of absolute errors greater than 0.15 meters (outliers).