2007 Partner’s Meeting2007 Partner’s Meeting

Scott KiserScott KiserTropical Cyclone ProgramTropical Cyclone Program

June 20, 2007June 20, 2007

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Products to Watch ForProducts to Watch For

• Local Tropical Cyclone Hazards Local Tropical Cyclone Hazards

• Tropical Cyclone Hazards GraphicsTropical Cyclone Hazards Graphics

• Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookGraphical Tropical Weather Outlook

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Local Tropical Cyclone Hazards Local Tropical Cyclone Hazards (HLZ)(HLZ)

• In the development phaseIn the development phase

• Text basedText based

• It is a sophisticated Hurricane Local It is a sophisticated Hurricane Local StatementStatement

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HLZ Product AdvantagesHLZ Product Advantages

• Reduces number of WFO products Reduces number of WFO products issued during tropical event issued during tropical event

• Segmented product designed to improve Segmented product designed to improve data distributiondata distribution

• EAS, VTEC and UGC compliantEAS, VTEC and UGC compliant

• GIS compatible for graphical displayGIS compatible for graphical display

• Bullet and columnar formatBullet and columnar format

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDBULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDTROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL HAZARDSTROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL HAZARDSNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FLNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL1115 PM EST SUN DEC 4 20051115 PM EST SUN DEC 4 2005

……TROPICAL STORM XAVIER EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN WHILE HEADING TROPICAL STORM XAVIER EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN WHILE HEADING SLOWLY THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL…SLOWLY THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL…

.STORM INFORMATION…XAVIER WAS ENTERING YUCATAN CHANNEL…..STORM INFORMATION…XAVIER WAS ENTERING YUCATAN CHANNEL….

FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-050930-FLZ039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-050930-/O.NEW.KTBW.HU.A.0001.051204T0315Z-051207T0300Z//O.NEW.KTBW.HU.A.0001.051204T0315Z-051207T0300Z/LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEVY-CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE-MANATEE-SARASOTA-CHARLOTTE-LEE-1115 PM EST SUN DEC 4 20051115 PM EST SUN DEC 4 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED ATHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…* HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS… LEVY COUNTY IN FLORIDA.LEVY COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING

* NEW INFORMATION* NEW INFORMATION

* WIND* WIND NEXT UPDATE NEXT UPDATE

LAT...LON 2672 8226 2644 8213 2702 8174 2702 8207LAT...LON 2672 8226 2644 8213 2702 8174 2702 8207

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HazardsHazards

• WindWind

• Coastal FloodingCoastal Flooding

• Inland FloodingInland Flooding

• TornadoesTornadoes

Experimental Tropical Cyclone Experimental Tropical Cyclone Graphics HazardsGraphics Hazards

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Plans for 2007Plans for 2007

• 9 Weather Forecasts Offices participating 9 Weather Forecasts Offices participating Wakefield, VAWakefield, VA Melbourne, FLMelbourne, FLMorehead City, NC Morehead City, NC Miami, FLMiami, FLWilmington, NCWilmington, NC Key West, FLKey West, FLCharleston, SCCharleston, SC Corpus Christi, TXCorpus Christi, TX

Jacksonville, FLJacksonville, FL

• Product details and feedback at: Product details and feedback at: www.weather.gov/os/tropical/www.weather.gov/os/tropical/

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Experimental Graphical Tropical Experimental Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookWeather Outlook

• A visual companion to the current text A visual companion to the current text Tropical Weather OutlookTropical Weather Outlook

• Will highlight current location of Will highlight current location of significant weathersignificant weather

• Include same text descriptions from the Include same text descriptions from the text versiontext version

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Experimental Graphical Tropical Experimental Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookWeather Outlook

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Experimental Graphical Tropical Experimental Graphical Tropical Weather OutlookWeather Outlook

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Experimental Graphical Tropical Experimental Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook URLsWeather Outlook URLs

• AtlanticAtlantic

www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtmlwww.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml

• PacificPacific

www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_epac.shtmlwww.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_epac.shtml