2014 North Atlantic Hurricane season is here!

[cycloneye]

Here is the annual countdown towards the beginning of the 2014 North Atlantic hurricane season. If anyone knows about when and where the hurricane conferences will be held,post them and I will add to the list. Let's see how the 2014 season behaves in activity.

Important dates prior to June 1st:



1-Febuary 17=Presidents day. **

2-Febuary 21=100 days left. **

3-March 2=The Oscars. **

4-March 3-6=68th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference in College Park, MD, and the National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL. - http://www.ofcm.gov/homepage/text/spc_p ... about.html **

5-March 9=Daylight saving time begins. **

6-March 18=75 days left. **

7-March 20=Spring begins. **

8-March 31 thru April 4=AMS 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology in San Diego. https://ams.confex.com/ams/31Hurr/webpr ... URR14.html **

9-April 1=Storm2k North Atlantic Hurricane Season poll begins. **

10-April 7=TSR North Atlantic hurricane forecast. **

11-April 7-10=WMO RA IV Hurricane Committee's Thirty-sixth session in Cancun. **

12-April 9-12=National Hurricane Conference in South Padre Island,Texas. ** http://www.hurricanecenterlive.com/Hurr ... /Home.html

13-April 10=CSU North Atlantic Hurricane forecast. **

14-April 12=50 days left. **

15--April 20=Easter day. **

16-April 22=Earth day. **

17-May 15=Eastern Pacific Hurricane season begins. **

18-May 22=NOAA North Atlantic hurricane season forecast. **

19-May 25-31=National Hurricane Preparedness Week.

20-May 26=Memorial day. **

21-May 31=Storm2k North Atlantic Hurricane season poll ends at midnight EDT / 2014 Hurricane season arrives at Midnight EDT. **

** (Date has passed)

[wxman57]

Another significant event is the AMS 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology in San Diego March 31-April 4. All of the top researchers and forecasters will be there. This conference is held every 2 years, alternating between an east coast and a west coast location. About half the attendees come from Asia and Australia, so a west coast location is a little closer for them. I'll be attending with 2-3 of my team members (who are presenting). This conference is quite different from the National Hurricane Conference as it's not for the general public.

Perhaps I'll see some of you mets there?

http://www.ametsoc.org/MEET/fainst/201431hurr.html

[cycloneye]

Sounds like it will be a very interesting conference and hopefully we get some answers to what occurred in the 2013 season and what they see in the near future in terms of the factors that lead to having an active season or not.

When will the National Hurricane Conference and the Governors conference be held?

[Hurricane_Luis]

100 days left: Friday 21st Febuary 2104
75 days left: Tuesday 18th March 2014
50 days left: Saturday 12th April 2014
25 days left:Wednesday 7th May 2014
5 days left: Tuesday 27th May 2014

Add these. They are quite important.

[cycloneye]

All are on the list.

Note=I need conferences to add.

[cycloneye]

Another significant event is the AMS 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology in San Diego March 31-April 4. All of the top researchers and forecasters will be there. This conference is held every 2 years, alternating between an east coast and a west coast location. About half the attendees come from Asia and Australia, so a west coast location is a little closer for them. I'll be attending with 2-3 of my team members (who are presenting). This conference is quite different from the National Hurricane Conference as it's not for the general public.

Perhaps I'll see some of you mets there?

http://www.ametsoc.org/MEET/fainst/201431hurr.html

57,here is some of the talk that will occur in this big conference.Hopefully we learn new things about forecasting and more.

https://ams.confex.com/ams/31Hurr/webpr ... 43990.html

https://ams.confex.com/ams/31Hurr/webpr ... 44840.html

https://ams.confex.com/ams/31Hurr/webpr ... 44469.html

https://ams.confex.com/ams/31Hurr/webpr ... 44128.html

[cycloneye]

Now less than 100 days left!

[cycloneye]

[cycloneye]

I am adding to the list the 68th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference of March 3-6.

[cycloneye]

New format to the Tropical Weather Outlook.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20140228_h ... hanges.php

[CrazyC83]

April 7 to 10 is the WMO RA IV Hurricane Committee's Thirty-sixth session in Cancun.

[cycloneye]

Added to list the link to the March 31-April 4 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology in San Diego.

https://ams.confex.com/ams/31Hurr/webpr ... URR14.html

[cycloneye]

Added to the list the National Hurricane Conference that will be held in South Padre Island from April 9 thru the 12th.

[ROCK]

Wow 71 days....got up to 78f today...it's in the air!!

[blp]

Well 17 days left. No surprise at the lack of activity on this thread. I for one am not going to sleep on this season. Mother nature has a way with surprising us just when least expect it.

[Steve820]

8 more days! Since this season's probably going to be inactive, I don't know if we should be excited or not. Well, the start is approaching fast!

[SeGaBob]

I'm ready to start tracking some category fours and fives. (Not harming anyone of course.)

Welcome to Storm2k Steve820.

[Steve820]

I'm ready to start tracking some category fours and fives. (Not harming anyone of course.)

Welcome to Storm2k Steve820.

Thanks!

[CrazyC83]

Even the slowest years can produce bad storms though. But this does look like a year we will be asleep for most of the time (at least in the Atlantic - Pacific is a different story).

[cycloneye]

The final hours of countdown are here.