The first TWO of the Atlantic Hurricane Season

[JonathanBelles]

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ABNT20 KNHC 010526
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM ARTHUR...CENTERED INLAND OVER THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA
OF MEXICO. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON ARTHUR ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER
WTNT31 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT1. FORECAST/ADVISORIES ON
ARTHUR ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT21 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER
MIATCMAT1.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

TODAY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON...WHICH
WILL RUN UNTIL NOVEMBER 30. LONG-TERM AVERAGES FOR THE NUMBER OF
NAMED STORMS...HURRICANES...AND MAJOR HURRICANES ARE 11...6...AND
2...RESPECTIVELY.

THE LIST OF NAMES FOR 2008 IS AS FOLLOWS:

NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
-------------------------------------------------------------
ARTHUR LAURA
BERTHA BUR- THA MARCO
CRISTOBAL NANA
DOLLY OMAR
EDOUARD EH DWARD- PALOMA PA LOW- MA
FAY RENE RE NAY-
GUSTAV SALLY
HANNA TEDDY
IKE VICKY
JOSEPHINE JO- ZE FEEN WILFRED
KYLE

THIS PRODUCT...THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...BRIEFLY DESCRIBES
SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. FOR 2008 THE
ISSUANCE TIMES OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE BEEN CHANGED...TO 2 AM...8
AM...2 PM...AND 8 PM EDT. AFTER THE CHANGE TO STANDARD TIME ON
NOVEMBER 2...THE ISSUANCE TIMES WILL BE 1 AM...7 AM...1 PM...AND
7 PM EST.

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 A WIND SPEED PROBABILITY PRODUCT...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...WITH WHICH USERS MAY BE LESS FAMILIAR...IS
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE. THIS PRODUCT 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
HEADER WTNT61-65 KNHC...AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCUAT1-5.

ALL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT http://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV

$$
FORECASTER KNABB/MAINELLI

[KWT]

Well its good to see the first TWO of the new hurricane season, now I really feel in hurricane season mode.

[Thunder44]

Good to see the TWO being issued 4 times a day now!

Actually I just realized that they always have been issued 4 times a day. I forgot about the 10:30pm one.

[canegrl04]

NANA is a lame name for a hurricane

[Cyclone1]

NANA is a lame name for a hurricane

Isn't it? Makes me want a banana.

[Ed Mahmoud]

I think some people use 'Nana' as a nickname for 'grandmother'.

Now, not sure who needs a pronunciation guide for the name "Bertha", unless they felt the need to distinguish it from the name 'Berta'.

[Gustywind]

Here we are tkanks for everbody here, hope as usual for the 2008 season that we can track the canes with the best analysis because we have very interresting people. It's always amazing to learn everday with them and i'm proud . The first TWO means that we are really in the season officially, glad to be in and right now keep watching everything don't let our guard down each season has surprises in store, that's maybe why i love the weather.
Nice regards from Guadeloupe... Gustywind

[HUC]

To gusty: can you phone me??

[Gustywind]

To gusty: can you phone me??

Hi Huc, yeah i can phone you in approximatively 20 minutes

[Cleveland Kent Evans]

NANA is a lame name for a hurricane

Even if Nana isn't considered lame, it seems odd to me that the would have Hanna and Nana on the same season's list. Those names are similar enough to possibly cause some confusion in news reports.

[OuterBanker]

What about Bob. Talk about a lame name. I think it was also retired after it's first use like David was. I kinda felt cheated (hint, my names not Bob).

[AnnularCane]

What about Bob. Talk about a lame name. I think it was also retired after it's first use like David was. I kinda felt cheated (hint, my names not Bob).

Nah, Bob was also used in 1979 (paid me a little visit that year) and 1985.

[HURAKAN]

Nana and Bob exactly is what you are looking for to name a storm. Very easy to pronounce and to write in any language that the storm may be discussed. Now, when you talk about Josephine and Claudette, then it changes.

[KWT]

I'be got to admit Bob doesn't really sound like a name for a strong system though no doubt what it sounds like doesn't matter two jots really!

[Jinkers]

Now Cristobal, that's a hard name to spell and pronounce-lol

[JonathanBelles]

On Jun 1, 2008, at 10:37 PM, Jonathan Belles wrote:

> Hey Mr. Franklin,
>
> How do you pronounce Cristobal?
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan Belles

On Jun 2, 2008 at 8:50AM, James Franklin wrote:

kris-toh-BAL