2013 North Atlantic Hurricane Season is here!

[Extratropical94]

The 2012 season has ended and we are all looking forward to June 1st, the start of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Currently: Season has arrived


Notable dates:

January 21 - Martin Luther King Jr day

January 21 - Presidential inauguration

Febuary 2 - Groundhog day

Febuary 18 - Presidents day

Febuary 21 - 100 days until hurricane season

March 5-7 - Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference

March 10 - Daylight Saving Time begins

March 17 - St Patrick's day

March 18 - 75 days until hurricane season

March 19 - Start of College Basketball Tournament; March Madness 2013

March 20 - Spring officially begins

March 25 - 28 - National Hurricane Conference in New Orleans

March 31 - Easter day
Major League Baseball season begins

April 1 - 2013 Storm2k North Atlantic Hurricane Season numbers poll begins

April 5 - TSR forecast

April 8-12 - RA IV Hurricane Committee - Thirty-fifth session (Willemstad, Curaçao)

April 10 - CSU forecast

April 12 - 50 days until hurricane season

April 22 - Earth day

May 5-10 - Florida's Governors Hurricane Conference (Ft Lauderdale)

May 7 - 25 days until hurricane season

May 15 - Start of the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season

May 23 - May NOAA forecast

May 26 - June 1 - National Hurricane Preparedness Week

May 27 - Memorial day

June 1 - Start of the North Atlantic Hurricane Season

Also on June 1rst=Houston/Galveston Hurricane Workshop -10 AM-3 PM

Because I don't know any other dates ( ), feel free and don't hesitate to post any important hurricane-related dates below, so the mods or I can add them to this list.

[cycloneye]

Wow,time goes by fast as it looks like yesterday that we were counting the days for the 2012 season to start and now here we are counting for the start of the 2013 North Atlantic season. Those members who may have the dates of the upcomming hurricane conferences you can post them and then will be added to the notable dates list.

[Hurricane_Luis]

Tuesday 7th May 2013 - 25 Days Left
Friday 12th April 2013 - 50 days Left
Monday 18th March 2013 - 75 Days Left
Thursday 21st Febuary 2013 - 100 Days Left

You could add these ^^ I think they are quite important

[Extratropical94]

Tuesday 7th May 2013 - 25 Days Left
Friday 12th April 2013 - 50 days Left
Monday 18th March 2013 - 75 Days Left
Thursday 21st Febuary 2013 - 100 Days Left

You could add these ^^ I think they are quite important

Added them to the list. Thanks for doing the math.

[cycloneye]

We are almost there as the calender goes below 100 days as time goes very fast and without noticing June 1rst will be here.

[northjaxpro]

The way Mother Nature has been of late, heck, we have seen tropical cyclones develop in May, which I can attest to last year experiencing Beryl here.

Could we see another early start to the season?

[Ptarmigan]

You can add these.
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day
March 19 - Start of College Basketball Tournament; March Madness 2013
March 31 - Start of Major League Baseball Season
May 27 - Memorial Day

[cycloneye]

The interdepartmental Hurricane Conference will be held from March 5-7 and is added to the first post list of events. For those who may have a chance to attend, here is how you can get to the place.

http://www.ofcm.gov/homepage/text/spc_proj/ihc.html

http://www.ofcm.gov/ihc13/NCWCP-1pager-IHCversion.pdf

[CrazyC83]

April 8 - 12: RA IV Hurricane Committee - Thirty-fifth session (Willemstad, Curaçao)

[cycloneye]

The Florida's Governors Hurricane Conference will be held from May 5th thru the 10th.

http://www.flghc.org/

[Annie Oakley]

The Florida's Governors Hurricane Conference will be held from May 5th thru the 10th.

http://www.flghc.org/

Wow.....this part looks fun:

TS 36. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tour Organized by Pablo Santos
Tuesday, May 7, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This session will include a tour of the NHC and the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Miami. The purpose of the tour is for participants to gain a better understanding of the operations of the NHC and the local Weather Forecast Office (WFO), as well as their duties and roles during tropical cyclone situations. Transportation will be provided.

[vbhoutex]

Add the Houston/Galveston NWS Hurricane Workshop on June 1 from 10am-3pm. http://www.hurricaneworkshop.com/

[cycloneye]

Time flys so fast that we are now only a month away from the official start of the Nortrh Atlantic season. And on May 15 it starts in the EPAC. Are you ready to start to track them? But the most important thing is to be prepared for the worse case scenario and hope for the best.

[AnnularCane]

Single digits!

[Hurricane Jed]

Are you excited AnnularCane?

[wxman57]

I think it's looking like a slow start this season. With any luck, we'll make it to late July before the first storm. Watch out after then, though.

[AnnularCane]

Are you excited AnnularCane?

Errr...maybe.

Why a slow start?

[wxman57]

Are you excited AnnularCane?

Errr...maybe.

Why a slow start?

Very slow to break out of a winter pattern across the U.S. Quite strong wind shear for the next week or two from the Gulf through the Caribbean and out into the Tropical Atlantic. One decent analog year is 2004, when the first storm formed July 31st. Of course, one could argue the continued cold fronts moving off the East Coast could lead to an early season storm (per Alberto/Beryl last year) off the SE U.S. Coast. Except for that possibility, the season may get off to a more normal (later) start.

[Hurricane Jed]

Last year the Atlantic already had a tropical storm and several invests by this date. This year I don't think its had any invests. I agree with you and think the basin could definitely have a slow start this year.

[RainbowAppleJackDash]

:uarrow: Last year the Atlantic already had a tropical storm and several invests by this date. This year I don't think its had any invests. I agree with you and think the basin could definitely have a slow start this year.

Aww MAN! Andrea CERTAINLY needs our help! Come on Annie, we need you!