ABPZ20 KNHC 151101
TWOEP
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0400 AM PDT MON MAY 15 2006
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
A BROAD AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS LOCATED SEVERAL
HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. WHILE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN GRADUALLY INCREASING OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS...THERE IS LITTLE ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME.
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS
IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH
TUESDAY.
TODAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC HURRICANE
SEASON...WHICH WILL RUN THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER.
THE LIST OF NAMES FOR 2006 IS AS FOLLOWS:
Aletta
Bud
Carlotta
Daniel
Emilia
Fabio
Gilma
Hector
Ileana
John
Kristy
Lane
Miriam
Norman
Olivia
Paul
Rosa
Sergio
Tara
Vicente
Willa
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke
THIS PRODUCT...THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...IS ISSUED FOUR TIMES
A DAY...AT 4 AM...10 AM...4 PM AND 10 PM PACIFIC TIME. IT BRIEFLY
DESCRIBES SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER AND THEIR
POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORMATION.
A SEPARATE PRODUCT...THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
STATEMENT...MAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO DESCRIBE STRONG...
FORMATIVE WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NOT YET REACHED TROPICAL
DEPRESSION STATUS. THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT IS
ISSUED UNDER THE WMO HEADER WOPZ41 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER
MIADSAEP.
A STANDARD PACKAGE OF PRODUCTS...CONSISTING OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORECAST/ADVISORY...AND THE CYCLONE DISCUSSION...IS ISSUED EVERY
SIX HOURS FOR ALL ONGOING TROPICAL CYCLONES. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ARE
ALSO ISSUED FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES THREATENING LAND AREAS. IN
ADDITION...A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGE MAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO
ADVISE OF SIGNIFICANT UNEXPECTED CHANGES OR TO MODIFY WATCHES OR
WARNINGS.
AN ADDITIONAL PRODUCT...OF WHICH USERS MAY BE LESS FAMILIAR...IS
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE IS A
BRIEF STATEMENT TO INFORM OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN A TROPICAL
CYCLONE OR TO POST OR CANCEL WATCHES OR WARNINGS. IT IS USED IN
LIEU OF OR TO PRECEDE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGE.
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATES...WHICH CAN BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME...CAN BE
FOUND UNDER WMO HEADERS WTPZ61 KNHC THROUGH WTPZ65 KNHC...AND UNDER
AWIPS HEADER MIATCUEP.
FORECASTER BEVEN
Above is the first Tropical Weather Outlook that kicks the EPAC season for 2006.
First Tropical Weather Outlook for 2006 EPAC season
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First Tropical Weather Outlook for 2006 EPAC season
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