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East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
000
ABPZ20 KNHC 160524
TWOEP
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1100 PM PDT THU MAY 15 2008
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
THE LIST OF NAMES FOR 2008 IS AS FOLLOWS:
NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
-------------------------------------------------------------
ALMA AL- MAH MARIE
BORIS NORBERT
CRISTINA ODILE OH DEAL-
DOUGLAS POLO
ELIDA ELL- EE DAH RACHEL
FAUSTO FOW- STO SIMON
GENEVIEVE TRUDY
HERNAN HER NAHN- VANCE
ISELLE EE SELL- WINNIE
JULIO HOO- LEE O XAVIER ZAY- VIER
KARINA YOLANDA YO LAHN- DA
LOWELL ZEKE
THIS PRODUCT...THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...BRIEFLY DESCRIBES
SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. FOR 2008 THE
ISSUANCE TIMES OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE BEEN CHANGED...TO 5 AM...11
AM...5 PM AND 11 PM PDT. AFTER THE CHANGE TO STANDARD TIME ON
NOVEMBER 2...THE ISSUANCE TIMES WILL BE 4 AM...10 AM...4 PM...AND
10 PM PST.
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 WOPZ41 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIADSAEP.
A STANDARD PACKAGE OF PRODUCTS...CONSISTING OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
PUBLIC ADVISORY...THE FORECAST/ADVISORY...THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
DISCUSSION...AND A WIND SPEED PROBABILITY PRODUCT...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.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BEGINNING IN 2008...PUBLIC ADVISORIES ARE NOW
ISSUED WITH EVERY EAST PACIFIC ADVISORY PACKAGE.
AN ADDITIONAL PRODUCT...WITH 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 HEADER WTPZ61-65 KNHC...AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER
MIATCUEP1-5.
ALL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV
TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
$$
FORECASTER BEVEN/ROBERTS
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
000
ABNT20 KNHC 010302
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI NOV 30 2007
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
AS THE 2007 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHES ITS CONCLUSION...
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL RESUME ON 1 JUNE 2008. SHOULD ANY
SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCES DEVELOP DURING THE OFF SEASON...SPECIAL
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENTS WOULD BE ISSUED...AS NEEDED.
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENTS CAN BE FOUND UNDER WMO
HEADER WONT41 KNHC...AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIADSAAT.
$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Natural Hazards: Cyclone Nargis Floods Burma (Myanmar)
The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma (Myanmar). At least 20,000 people were killed, and thousands more were missing as of May 9,2008.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: Earth Impacts Linked to Human-Caused Climate Change
A new NASA-led study shows that human-caused climate change has impacted a wide range of Earth's natural systems.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: Striking a Balance with Climate Change
The sun has powered almost everything on Earth since life began, including its climate.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Natural Hazards: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes in the United States
A major spring storm system swept across the United States in mid-May 2008, causing tornadoes and flooding from the Great Plains to the East Coast.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Natural Hazards: Fires in Mexico and Guatemala
Fires are common in southern Mexico and northern Central America during the February-May dry season. In early May 2008, scores of fires were burning across the Yucatan and Guatemala.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Natural Hazards: Chaiten Volcano Erupts
Dormant for more than 9,000 years, the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile began to erupt on May 2, 2008, forcing thousands of residents from their homes. On May 6, the volcano's activity intensified, sending a plume 30 kilometers skyward.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Natural Hazards: Fires in Florida
More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in the southern part of Palm Bay, Florida, in mid-May 2008.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Natural Hazards: Earthquake near Chengdu, China
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck China's Sichuan Province.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Natural Hazards: Typhoon Rammasun
Typhoon Rammasun was an impressive Category 4 storm in the morning of May 11, 2008.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
Reference: William Smith (1769-1839)
William Smith discovered that he could identify rock layers by the unique fossils they held. His discovery helped later generations of scientists to understand the history of life on Earth.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: NASA Satellite Captures Image of Cyclone Nargis Flooding in Burma (Myanmar)
NASA's Terra satellite captured images of Burma (Myanmar) showing the devastation of flooding from Cyclone Nargis.
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: Scientists Discover New Ocean Current
Scientists have discovered a new climate pattern, the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation which explains changes in the water important in helping commercial fishermen understand fluctuations in the fish stock. (Georgia Institute of Technology press release)
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: Researchers Forecast 59 Percent Chance of Record Low Arctic Sea Ice in 2008
New calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of continued warming temperatures and a preponderance of younger, thinner ice. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release)
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept CO2 in Check
Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system – a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. (Carnegie Institution press release)
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: Northern Lights Glimmer with Unexpected Trait
Some light in Earth's aurora glow is polarized – a state not thought possible for the aurora, according to new observations that may improve understanding of Earth's upper atmosphere, its magnetic field, and the energies of particles from the sun. (American Geophysical Union press release)
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
News: Ozone Hole Recovery May Reshape Southern Hemisphere Climate Change
A full recovery of the stratospheric ozone hole could modify climate change in the southern hemisphere and even amplify Antarctic warming, according to scientists. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release)
Categories: Science, Space and Weather
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