What's the Deal with the HPC?

#1 Postby **MWatkins** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:09 pm

Anyone know why the HPC did the 11AM and 5PM packages for Kate? Is there some off-site meeting for the TPC, downsizing, or communication failure? Are they transitioning responsibilities?

MW

#2 Postby **HurricaneQueen** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:17 pm

Can't answer your question, but welcome back!!! You have been missed. Lynn

#3 Postby **Stormcenter** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:19 pm

Very strange indeed. Maybe there is something internal fighting going on, LOL!!!! NHC staff might have all taken a sick day.

#4 Postby **MWatkins** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:33 pm

Here's why I'm super puzzled.

At the storm spotter meeting a few months ago Jim Lushine, the Watch/Warning coordinator from the MFL office said that as of 9/30/03 responsibilities for issuing Torndado watches would shift from the SPC to the local offices. Yet...I've seen nothing from any official source on that.

Now...all of a sudden Tropical forecasts are getting written from the HPC on the same date that this other change is scheduled.

Finally...recently...stuff is starting to come in under this header which I can also find nothing about:

http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/ ... XXX50.KNHC

This could all be a coincidence and thay're running on some backup test or something...but this all smells weird to me.

MW

#5 Postby **cycloneye** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 4:35 pm

MW the 5:30 outlook was made by the TPC folks not by HPC so they returned to normal.

#6 Postby **george_r_1961** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 5:14 pm

I emailed Todd Spindler at NHC; he was kind enough to email me back and tell me it was a "contingency test"

What's the Deal with the HPC?

What's the Deal with the HPC?

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