ATLANTIC CYCLONES

OVERVIEW OF THE ATLANTIC BASIN:

North Atlantic tropical cyclones can affect the entire North Atlantic Ocean in any month. However, they are mostly a threat south of about 35N from June through November; August, September, and October are the months of highest incidence. About 9 or 10 tropical cyclones (tropical storms and hurricanes) form each season; 5 or 6 reach hurricane intensity (winds of 64 knots(74 mph) and higher). A few hurricanes have generated winds estimated as high as 200 knots(230 mph). Early and late-season storms usually develop west of 50W; during August and September, this spawing ground extends to the Cape Verde Islands. These storms usually move westward(W) or west-northwestward(WNW) at speeds less than 15 knots(17 mph) in the lower latitudes. After moving into the Northern Carribbean Sea or Greater Antilles Regions, they usually either move toward the Gulf of Mexico or recurve and accelerate in the North Atlantic. Some will recurve after reaching the Gulf of Mexico, while others will continue westward to landfall. (Taken from American Practical Navigator Vol 1 1977)

2011 Atlantic Names:

These Names Where Last Used in 2005.

*=ACTIVE STORM*

ARLENE	BRET	CINDY
DENNIS	EMILY	FRAKLIN
GERT	HARVEY	IRENE
JOSE	KATIA	LEE
MARIA	NATE	OPHELIA
PHILIPPE	RINA	SEAN
TAMMY	VINCE	WHITNEY

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Tropical Weather Text Products	SITES
	NHC	OSU/NWS	HWN
MAIN STATEMENTS:
Tropical Weather Outlook	Primary	Backup	Backup
TWOs are issued at 0200 am,0800 am,200 pm,0800 pm EDT (06,18,18,00Z) *during the hurricane season only - Special TWOs issued as needed*
Tropical Weather Discussion	Primary	Backup	Backup
TWDs are issued at 230 am,830 am,230 pm,830 pm EDT (105 am,705 am,105 pm,705 pm EST)
Marine Weather Discussion	Primary	Backup	N/A
MWDs are issued at 230 am & 230 pm EDT (130 am & 130 pm EST)
NCEP Tropical Desk	N/A	Primary	Backup
SPECIAL STATEMENTS:
Position Estimate(Doppler Radar Based)	Primary	Backup	N/A
Local Tropical Statements	N/A	Primary	Backup
MARINE FORECASTS:
Forecast Area Overview (Graphic)
High Seas Forecast	Primary	Backup	N/A
issued at 0430, 1030, 1630, 2230 UTC
SW & Tropical North Atlantic/Carribbean Sea Offshore Marine Forecast	Primary	Backup	N/A
issued at 530 am,1130 am,530 pm, 1130pm EDT (430 am,1030 am,430 pm,1030 pm EST)
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Marine Forecast	Primary	Backup	N/A
issued at 430 am,1030 am,430 pm, 1030pm CDT (330 am,930 am,330 pm,930 pm CST)
AVIATION FORECASTS:
Gulf of Mexico,Atlantic,Carribbean Aviation Forecast	Primary	N/A	N/A
North Gulf of Mexico Aviation Forecast	Primary	N/A	N/A

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OTHER:
Weather Recon Flights	Meterological Analyses over the Tropics	QuikScat Storm Page	ERS-2 Scatterometer Winds
Tropical Weather Bulletins & Satellite Fixes	Tropical Storm Position & Intensity Page (Dvorak Analysis)	Sea Surface Temp. Analysis
Caribbean Weather	Atlantic-Accuweather Tropical Discussion	Weather Channel Tropical Update

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Color IR-Carribbean Satellite(TWC)	Color IR-Carribbean Satellite Loop(TWC)	Color IR-Tropical Atlantic Satellite(TWC)
Color IR-Tropical Atlantic Satellite Loop(TWC)	Color IR-Gulf of Mexico Satellite(TWC)	Color IR-Gulf of Mexico Satellite Loop(TWC)
Atlantic Visible Satellite(Unisys)	Atlantic Visible Loop(Unisys)	Atlantic IR Satellite(Unisys)
Atlantic IR Satellite Loop(Unisys)	Atlantic Water Vapor Image(Unisys)	Atlantic Water Vapor Loop(Unisys)
Western Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea IR(NOAA)	Western Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea Visible(NOAA)	Western Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea Water Vapor(NOAA)
GOES-8/10 Hurricane Sectors(NOAA)	NOAA/NESDIS Tropical Satellite Imagery	GOES-EAST Images and Loops(NOAA)
Western Atlantic Satellite Images (Univ of WI-Madison)	Eastern Atlantic Satellite Images(Univ of WI-Madison)	NRL Monterey Tropical Cyclone Satellite Invest
Large 3D Caribbean Satellite(Earthwatch)	Large 3D Gulf of Mexico Satellite(Earthwatch)	Intellicast Atlantic HIRES Satellite
World Wide Satellite Pictures(Accuweather)	Satellites with Derived Winds	Make Your Own Zoom Satellite Pictures

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TROPICAL SURFACE & UPPER AIR CHARTS/OBSERVATIONS:

Atlantic Tropical Surface Analysis				Southwest North Atlantic Surface Analysis
0000 UTC (.GIF)	0600 UTC (.GIF)	1200 UTC (.GIF)	1800 UTC (.GIF)	0000 UTC (.GIF)	0600 UTC (.GIF)	1200 UTC (.GIF)	1800 UTC (.GIF)
Caribbean Sea Surface Analysis				Gulf of Mexico Surface Analysis
0000 UTC (.GIF)	0600 UTC (.GIF)	1200 UTC (.GIF)	1800 UTC (.GIF)	0000 UTC (.GIF)	0600 UTC (.GIF)	1200 UTC (.GIF)	1800 UTC (.GIF)
Atlantic Surface Forecasts				Atlantic Sea State Analysis
24 hr
0000 UTC (.GIF)		1200 UTC (.GIF)		0000 UTC (.GIF)		1200 UTC (.GIF)
48 hr
0000 UTC (.GIF)		1200 UTC (.GIF)
72 hr
0000 UTC (.GIF)		1200 UTC (.GIF)
Atlantic Wind/Wave Forecasts				Peak Wave Period / Primary Swell Direction
24 hr				48 hr
0000 UTC (.GIF)	0600 UTC (.GIF)	1200 UTC (.GIF)	1800 UTC (.GIF)	0000 UTC (.GIF)		1200 UTC (.GIF)
36 hr	48 hr			72 hr
1200 UTC (.GIF)	0000 UTC (.GIF)		1200 UTC (.GIF)		0000 UTC (.GIF)
72 hr				Tropical Cyclone Hazard Areas
0000 UTC (.GIF)		1200 UTC (.GIF)		0300 UTC (.GIF)	0900 UTC (.GIF)	1500 UTC (.GIF)	2100 UTC (.GIF)

Surface Observations
Bouy/CMAN/Ship Data	Surface Observations (U of Wyoming)	National Data Bouy Center
Current Observations Across the Caribbean	Gulf of Mexico Satellite/Surface Plot	Caribbean Satellite/Surface Plot

Upper Air Data
200/805 mb Shear (NLMOC)	NOGAPS Streamline & Isotachs (NLMOC)
NOGAPS 200/850 mb Shear & IR Satellite Image (NLMOC) or Hourly Loop	AVN Wind Shear (AVN)
Observed 200/850 mb Shear & IR Satellite Image (NLMOC) or Hourly Loop	North Atlantic OPAREA (NLMOC) or Caribbean OPAREA (NLMOC)
850 mb Streamline Analysis (.TIFF image) [updated twice daily]	200 mb Streamline Analysis (.TIFF image) [updated twice daily]
Upper Air Skew-T Soundings for North America/Carribbean (U of Wyoming)	Upper Air Maps (U of Wyoming)

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The USA Radars Below are Courtesy of NWS
Northern Maine	New Hampshire/Maine
Rhode Island/Massachusetts	Long Island/Connecticut
New Jersey/Pennsylvania/Delaware	Delaware/Eastern Maryland
DC/Delmarva Pen.	VA Capes
North Carolina Area	SE North Carolina/Myrtle Bch,SC
Charleston,SC	Jacksonville/Savannah
Cape Kennedy/Melbourne	Miami, FL
Key West	Tampa Bay
South GA/North FL	Tallahassee,FL
NW Florida	Mobile,AL
New Orleans,LA	Lake Charles,LA
Houston/Galveston,TX	Corpus Christi,TX
Brownsville,TX	San Juan, PR
The Mexican Radars Below are Courtesy of CNA
Tampico	Alvarado (Veracruz)
Sabancuy	Cancun
The Cuban Radars Below are Courtesy of La Web del tempio en Cuba
Cuba Composite	La Bajada (Pinar del Rio)
Punta del Este (Isle of Youth)	Casablanca
Pico San Juan (Cienfuegos)	Camaguey
Holguin
The French West Indies Radars Below are Courtesy of METEO FRANCE
French West Indies
The Netherland Antilles & Aruba Radar Below is Courtesy of Meterological service of the Netherland Antilles and Aruba
Aruba/Bonaire/Curacao--SE Caribbean

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COMPUTER MODELS:

AVN/ECMWF/GFDL/NOGAPS/UKMET/CMC/MM5 (PSU)	MRF (UNIV OF WYOMING)	UKMET (UNIV OF WYOMING)	NAM/GFS/NGM/SREF/RUC (NWS/NOAA/NCEP)
NOGAPS/GFS (FNMOC)	W ATLANTIC COAMPS (FNMOC)	CARIBBEAN COAMPS (FNMOC)	WAM Wave Heights (FNMOC)
TRANTECH	GEM (CMC)	Numerical Weather Model Output	Index of All Atlantic Models-Text (OSU)

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MONTHLY SUMMARYS:

2008
November/2008 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2007
November/2007 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2006
November/2006 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2005
November/2005 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2004
November/2004 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2003
November/2003 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2002
November/2002 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2001
November/2001 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
2000
November/2000 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
1999
November/1999 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
1998
November/1998 Summary	October	September	August	July	June
1997
November/1997 Summary	October	September	August	July
1996 Summary	1995 Summary

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Past Hurricanes/Tropical Storms:

2001-2010 & 1994-1993 are Courtsey of Unisys Weather

2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
1996	1995	1994	1993
CLASSIC ATLANTIC HURRICANES
1886-2010 ARCHIVES(Unisys)
1994 Track Map	1995 Track Map	1996 Track Map	1997 Track Map	1998 Track Map	1999 Track Map	2000 Track Map
2001 Track Map	2002 Track Map	2003 Track Map	2004 Track Map	2005 Track Map	2006 Track Map	2007 Track Map
2008 Track Map	2009 Track Map	2010 Track Map

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