National Hurricane Center Announces Product Changes and Reiterates Links of Interest
Hello to all..
The National Hurricane Center has announced some product changes for the new year and has reiterated some links of interest. This information is available in a PDF document via the following link:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20120403_pa_productChanges.pdf
The product changes include:
1.) Minor Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Modification
2.) Tropical Cyclone Forecast Cone of Uncertainty reduced in size
Other items reiterated was as follows:
1.) Information on the lead times for Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watches and Warnings. These changed in 2010.
2.) Storm Surge Exceedance Products are operational.
3.) Links to the Storm Names Prononuciation Guide
4.) The National Hurricane Center Facebook Page link located at http://www.facebook.com/US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov
5.) NHC is now on Twitter with 2 accounts, one for the Atlantic basin (@nhc_Atlantic) and one for the eastern Pacific @nhc_Pacific)
Additional links and experimental product information was also highlighted. Please check it out via the link above. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net
Hello to all..
The National Hurricane Center has announced some product changes for the new year and has reiterated some links of interest. This information is available in a PDF document via the following link:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20120403_pa_productChanges.pdf
The product changes include:
1.) Minor Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Modification
2.) Tropical Cyclone Forecast Cone of Uncertainty reduced in size
Other items reiterated was as follows:
1.) Information on the lead times for Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watches and Warnings. These changed in 2010.
2.) Storm Surge Exceedance Products are operational.
3.) Links to the Storm Names Prononuciation Guide
4.) The National Hurricane Center Facebook Page link located at http://www.facebook.com/US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov
5.) NHC is now on Twitter with 2 accounts, one for the Atlantic basin (@nhc_Atlantic) and one for the eastern Pacific @nhc_Pacific)
Additional links and experimental product information was also highlighted. Please check it out via the link above. Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net