Brian Schley
Jun 8, 20092 min
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ABNT20 KNHC 012114
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT THU JUN 01 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.
TODAY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON…WHICH
WILL RUN UNTIL NOVEMBER 30TH. THE LIST OF NAMES FOR 2006 IS AS
FOLLOWS:
NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
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ALBERTO AL BAIR- TOE LESLIE
BERYL BER- IL MICHAEL
CHRIS NADINE NAY DEEN-
DEBBY OSCAR
ERNESTO ER NES- TOE PATTY
FLORENCE RAFAEL RA FA EL-
GORDON SANDY
HELENE HE LEEN- TONY
ISAAC EYE- ZAK VALERIE
JOYCE WILLIAM
KIRK
THE GREEK ALPHABET…ALPHA…BETA…GAMMA…ETC…IS USED SHOULD THE
STANDARD LIST OF NAMES BE EXHAUSTED…AS IT WAS LAST YEAR. IN
2005…A RECORD 28 STORMS FORMED…INCLUDING AN UNNAMED OCTOBER
SUBTROPICAL STORM THAT WAS ADDED TO THE OFFICIAL LIST IN APRIL. THE
LONG-TERM AVERAGES FOR THE NUMBER OF NAMED STORMS…HURRICANES…
AND MAJOR HURRICANES ARE 11…6…AND 2…RESPECTIVELY. THE NOAA
SEASONAL OUTLOOK FOR 2006 CALLS FOR ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OF ACTIVITY.
THIS PRODUCT…THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK…IS ISSUED FOUR TIMES A
DAY…AT 530 AM…1130 AM…530 PM AND 1030 PM EASTERN TIME. IT
BRIEFLY DESCRIBES SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER AND THEIR
POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORMATION.
A SEPARATE PRODUCT…THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT…
MAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO DESCRIBE STRONG…FORMATIVE
WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NOT YET REACHED TROPICAL DEPRESSION
STATUS. THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT IS ISSUED UNDER
THE WMO HEADER WONT41 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIADSAAT.
A STANDARD PACKAGE OF PRODUCTS…CONSISTING OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
PUBLIC ADVISORY…THE FORECAST/ADVISORY…THE CYCLONE DISCUSSION…
AND A NEW PRODUCT…THE WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES…IN PLACE OF THE
STRIKE PROBABILITIES…IS ISSUED EVERY SIX HOURS FOR ALL ONGOING
TROPICAL CYCLONES. IN ADDITION…A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGE MAY BE
ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO ADVISE OF SIGNIFICANT UNEXPECTED CHANGES OR
TO MODIFY WATCHES OR WARNINGS.
AN ADDITIONAL PRODUCT…OF WHICH USERS MAY BE LESS FAMILIAR…IS THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE IS A BRIEF
STATEMENT TO INFORM OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN A TROPICAL CYCLONE OR
TO POST OR CANCEL WATCHES OR WARNINGS. IT IS USED IN LIEU OF OR TO
PRECEDE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGE. TROPICAL
CYCLONE UPDATES…WHICH CAN BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME…CAN BE FOUND
UNDER WMO HEADERS WTNT61 KNHC THROUGH WTNT65 KNHC…AND UNDER AWIPS
HEADER MIATCUAT1 THROUGH MIATCUAT5.
FORECASTER AVILA
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