European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 16, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 . Lagging in weather technology supercomputer May be Europe s Edge new Mostk int Mel Comilo girls on both sides of the Atlantic say that . Weather forecasters arc lagging significantly behind i hair european counterparts in the International comic thion to improve global prediction. Over the Las two years official say Progress in simulating the Earth s weather patterns has sharply improved the forecasts issued by inc National meteorological Center outside Washington. The Center provides the Basic forecast sent each Day to regional centers around the United slates but he american forecasts remain consistently inferior to forecasts even those for inc United slates that remade by inc european Center for medium Range weal her forecasts a 17-na Tion facility based in Reading England. Data from Bosh centers and interviews with meteorologists show thai the Gap is As much As a Day the european Center s forecast for the Nam six Days for in stance is roughly As reliable As the Amer ican five Day forecast. Apart from matters of National Pride and scientific prestige the Progress in forecasting affects an increasingly wide Range of industries. Truckers Ain incs