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slickdawg
6/1/2006, 07:42 AM
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ABNT20 KNHC 010919
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM 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
-------------------------------------------------------------
ALBERTO AL BAIR- TOE LESLIE
BERYL BER- IL MICHAEL
CHRIS NADEEN 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 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 BEVEN



$$

Okla-homey
6/1/2006, 07:45 AM
Hurricane Kirk, James T. Kirk. It will overdramatize for sure.

TUSooner
6/1/2006, 08:28 AM
Thanks, I hadn't heard.

OUinFLA
6/1/2006, 08:30 AM
Already?
Is NO prepared?

Mjcpr
6/1/2006, 08:31 AM
The good news is it only lasts 6 months.

etouffee
6/1/2006, 08:36 AM
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/271/dmixhurricane2204xx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

slickdawg
6/1/2006, 08:37 AM
NOLA can't take a hit from anything right now. The levees are allegedly
ready, or 95% ready - to their pre-Katrina status.

The problem is that all of the wetlands and barrier islands that somewhat protected NOLA and MS are GONE.

So a minor system will have major impacts.

VeeJay
6/1/2006, 09:25 AM
slickdawg - how is the situation with the fence coming along with your beastly neighbors?

OUinFLA
6/1/2006, 09:32 AM
slickdawg - how is the situation with the fence coming along with your beastly neighbors?

I dont GAS what slick says about that fence, those neighbors ought to know that in case of storm surge, that fence is gonna fail like nagan's evac plan.

slickdawg
6/1/2006, 09:41 AM
slickdawg - how is the situation with the fence coming along with your beastly neighbors?

The fence is fine, it's roughly 3-6 inches on MY SIDE of the proprty line.

They still have not communicated with us in any fashion. That's probably
a good idea.

:texan:

12
6/1/2006, 10:49 AM
Remember.

http://chiwowwow.biz/blog/images/2005%20Hurricane%20Rita%20Storm%20Damage%20in%20Ho uston.jpg

GottaHavePride
6/1/2006, 12:37 PM
WABBIT SEASON!

Damn! I keep doing that.

And you kow Hurricane Ernesto will have like 7 other hurricanes in the back of his truck. ;)

TUSooner
6/1/2006, 01:04 PM
Already?
Is NO prepared?
NO
by which I mean "no no no no no"


But there are still 3 more Wednesday concerts in the square ! :rolleyes: