000
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
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ALBERTO AL BAIR- TOE
BERYL BER- IL
CHRIS -
DEBBY
ERNESTO ER NES- TOE
FLORENCE -
GORDON
HELENE HE LEEN-
ISAAC EYE- ZAK
JOYCE
KIRK
LESLIE
MICHAEL
NADEEN NAY DEEN
OSCAR
PATTY
RAFAEL RA FA EL
SANDY
TONY
VALERIE
WILLIAM
THE GREEK ALPHABET...ALPHA...BETA...GAMMA...ETC...IS USED SHOULD THESTANDARD LIST OF NAMES BE EXHAUSTED...AS IT WAS LAST YEAR. IN2005...A RECORD 28 STORMS FORMED...INCLUDING AN UNNAMED OCTOBERSUBTROPICAL STORM THAT WAS ADDED TO THE OFFICIAL LIST IN APRIL. THELONG-TERM AVERAGES FOR THE NUMBER OF NAMED STORMS...HURRICANES...AND MAJOR HURRICANES ARE 11...6...AND 2...RESPECTIVELY. THE NOAASEASONAL OUTLOOK FOR 2006 CALLS FOR ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OF ACTIVITY.THIS PRODUCT...THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...IS ISSUED FOUR TIMES ADAY...AT 530 AM...1130 AM...530 PM AND 1030 PM EASTERN TIME. ITBRIEFLY DESCRIBES SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER AND THEIRPOTENTIAL 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 CYCLONEPUBLIC ADVISORY...THE FORECAST/ADVISORY...THE CYCLONE DISCUSSION...AND THE STRIKE PROBABILITIES...IS ISSUED EVERY SIX HOURS FOR ALLONGOING TROPICAL CYCLONES. IN ADDITION...A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGEMAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO ADVISE OF SIGNIFICANT UNEXPECTEDCHANGES 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 AWIPSHEADER MIATCUAT1 THROUGH MIATCUAT5.FORECASTER BEVEN$$This information is provided as a public service from the Tropical Prediction Center / National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov PLEASE NOTE: Timely delivery of this email is NOT GUARANTEED. DISCLAIMER: http://www.weather.gov/disclaimer.php PRIVACY: http://www.weather.gov/privacy.php FEEDBACK: mail-storm@seahorse.nhc.noaa.gov
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