– 2 0 1 5 ). ▁The ▁collaboration ▁resulted ▁in ▁successful ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁limited ▁area ▁N umer ical ▁We ather ▁Pred iction ▁( N WP ) ▁model , ▁H I RL AM ▁forec ast ▁system , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁H I RL AM ▁member ▁services ▁for ▁routine ▁weather ▁prediction ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 ▁days ▁at ▁a ▁grid ▁resolution ▁of ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁km . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁H I RL AM ▁co operation ▁shift ed ▁its ▁focus ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁mes o - scale ▁( con ve ction - perm itting ) ▁numerical ▁weather ▁prediction ▁system ▁( H AR MON IE ) ▁through ▁close ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁AL AD IN ▁cons ort ium ▁( led ▁by ▁M ete o ▁France ) ▁and ▁the ▁EC MW F ▁( Europe an ▁Center ▁for ▁Med ium - range ▁We ather ▁Fore cast ing ). ▁The ▁H AR MON IE ▁forec ast ▁system ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁oper ational ▁weather ▁forec ast ▁system ▁at ▁H I RL AM ▁weather ▁services ▁with ▁a ▁typical ▁grid ▁resolution ▁of ▁ 2 . 5 ▁km . ▁Through ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁AL AD IN ▁cons ort ium , ▁a ▁ 5 2 - ensemble ▁Pan - Europe an ▁Grand ▁Limited ▁Area ▁Ens emble ▁Pred iction ▁System ▁( G LA ME PS ) ▁has ▁been ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁H I RL AM ▁programme . ▁With ▁a ▁resolution ▁of ▁ca ▁ 8 ▁km ▁grid ▁size ▁G LA ME PS ▁has ▁been