TS Watch for Upper Gulf Coast

[KLP124]

Just heard on the radio that a watch has been issued from Morgan City to Indian Pass.

[Brent]

It was issued at 4am CDT.

[KLP124]

dang, I knew news travelled slow around here, but that's just crazy! lol

[nolabelplez]

Why do they pick cities that I've never heard of? If I don't get a graphic with these warnings, I have to pull out the map.
I'm a native Floridian, and I've never heard of these cities.

I know, it's not larger cities that deem where the watches are, it's the weather. Where do you guys get your graphics for the watches? That way I don't have to find them on my map.

[Brent]

Why do they pick cities that I've never heard of? If I don't get a graphic with these warnings, I have to pull out the map.
I'm a native Floridian, and I've never heard of these cities.

I know, it's not larger cities that deem where the watches are, it's the weather. Where do you guys get your graphics for the watches? That way I don't have to find them on my map.

Yellow area(Blue when a TS Warning is issued)

[GalvestonDuck]

Why do they pick cities that I've never heard of? If I don't get a graphic with these warnings, I have to pull out the map.
I'm a native Floridian, and I've never heard of these cities.

I know, it's not larger cities that deem where the watches are, it's the weather. Where do you guys get your graphics for the watches? That way I don't have to find them on my map.

http://www.storm2k.nhcwx.com/hw3.php?st ... pp=0&key=0

Look at the top of the Storm2k forum page for "Warnings & Advisories" and then click on the map on that page.

[air360]

you can find many graphics right here on storm2k.org. From the main page just click on Warnings and Advisories at the top and then you can see the full US or you click on a state to zoom into the state

Storm2k Warnings and Advisories page:
http://www.storm2k.nhcwx.com/hw3.php?forecast=pass&pass=warningmap&s=us&size=640x480&key=0

[air360]

you beat me to it GD.

[Ixolib]

Why do they pick cities that I've never heard of? If I don't get a graphic with these warnings, I have to pull out the map.
I'm a native Floridian, and I've never heard of these cities.

I know, it's not larger cities that deem where the watches are, it's the weather. Where do you guys get your graphics for the watches? That way I don't have to find them on my map.

I think they call 'em "break points" or something similar... Someone posted a map of all of them last year. Perhaps they will post it again.

[nolabelplez]

Thanks,
I had all this stuff bookmarked last year. I'll have to set it up on my new computer.
One more thing to add to the list of things to do for hurricane season: check bookmarks.

[air360]

your exactly right Ixolib...they are called break points..

Link to maps of breakpoints
http://www.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/breakpoints.shtml

[Brent]

Most of them are on county lines or statelines so that half a county won't be under it and half won't. It's easier on the NWS local forecasts too.

[nolabelplez]

Cool!
Now I can just print that map and put it with my tracking map!
Thanks!

[Ixolib]

your exactly right Ixolib...they are called break points..

Link to maps of breakpoints
http://www.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/breakpoints.shtml

Great. Thanks for the link!