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#481 Postby Derek Ortt » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:24 pm

there was dry air in the mid to upper levels encroaching from the south today, plus a possible SAL surge (juding by the acceleration in forward speed) that has prevented this from organizing today, despite the better low-level dynamics.
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#482 Postby hcane27 » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:25 pm

TCFA typically means that they expect tropical cyclone fromation with the next 24 hours ......
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#483 Postby senorpepr » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:27 pm

GeneratorPower wrote:Can someone please explain what a TCFA means? We understand it means Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. But what does this mean?


The US Navy issues TCFAs when there is a threat for a tropical cyclone to develop.

What drives a TCFA? Meeting a certain score on a checklist. Here is the checklist: Link

However, it should be pointed out that TCFAs are not for public use. They are for planning purposes for Dept of Defense assests.
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