Product changes for 2011 hurricane season
Posted by CypressTX on 3/8/2011, 5:47 am
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/updates_2011.pdf

I'm glad they will use mph in discussions now & am interested to see how/if storm surge forecasts change - they still seem a bit confusing to me


Experimental Products: (Note that the timeliness and accuracy of these products cannot be guaranteed)

1) Audio podcast RSS/XML feed for top-of-the-hour briefings when the media pool is activated: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/audio/index.shtml
   (The media pool is typically activated when a hurricane watch is issued for any portion of the U.S. contiguous coastline.)

2) Live video/audio feed of top-of-the-hour hurricane briefings when the media pool is activated:  http://www.emergency.info/nhc/

3) Various GIS products: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/


On the Web:

National Hurricane Center  http://www.hurricanes.gov

NHC Product Description Document-A User's Guide to Hurricane Products:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Product_Description_20110223.pdf

Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnhcgraphics.shtml#GTWO

Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml

Definition of NHC Track Forecast Cone:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutcone.shtml

National Hurricane Center Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov

Contact: NHC Public Affairs, nhc.public.affairs@noaa.gov  
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