TPC acronym is retired

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TPC acronym is retired

#1 Postby HURAKAN » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:10 am

OLD:

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN JAN 09 2011


NEW:

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011

You have not noticed the change but TPC is gone, now it's just the NHC.
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Re: TPC acronym is retired

#2 Postby somethingfunny » Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:15 pm

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#3 Postby HURAKAN » Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:46 pm

The National Hurricane Center has officially changed its name from Tropical Prediction Center to National Hurricane Center. Although the name change took effect during 2010, NHC products will not reflect the new name until January 10, 2011 at 1200 UTC (7AM EST).

Link: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_name_change.php?large
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Re: TPC acronym is retired

#4 Postby wxman57 » Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:20 am

I don't recall ever referring to them as the Tropical Prediction Center. When did they move away from "National Hurricane Center" to the TPC? I know they identified themselves sometimes as the TPC over the past few years, but it never stuck with me and probably not with the general public.
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Re: TPC acronym is retired

#5 Postby Migle » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:30 pm

I never even notice that they were the "TPC" in the first place.
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