| HLS |
A
Hurricane Local Statement is issued by the National Weather Service Office in
or near a threatened area giving specific details for its county warning area. It is
designed to keep the media, local decision makers, and the public up to date on the
present and anticipated storm effects. |
| PSH |
Post-storm
Hurricane Report is issued by all local NWS offices issuing Hurricane Local
Statements on a storm. Non-coastal offices that issue Inland HIgh Wind Watches/Warnings
for hurricane force winds shall also issue post storm reports. |
| SPF |
Hurricane
Strike Probability describes the probability of tropical cyclone conditions
at particular locations. |
| TWO |
A
Tropical Weather Outlook is prepared by the National Hurricane Center during
the tropical cyclone season. The outlook discusses significant aras of disturbed
weather and their potential for tropical cyclone development during the next 24 hours. |
| TWS |
Tropical
Weather Summary is prepared by each Tropical Cyclone Center monthly to
summarize the previous month's tropical cyclone activity or lack of activity and the
reasons why. The lasat TWS of the season will summarize November's activity plus the
activity for the season as a whole. |
| TCD |
Tropical
Cyclone Discussion is issued by the
centers to explain forecaster's reasoning behind the analysis and forecast of the tropical
cyclone. |
TCM
|
Marine/Aviation
Tropical Cyclone Advisory is prepared for all tropical cyclones within a
tropical cyclone center's area of respponsibility. They contain foreasts through 72 hours
and provide invaluable information toemergency managers, local decision makers and other
who must make preparations and take response actions for tropical cyclones. |
| TCP |
Public Tropical
Cyclone Advisory is the primary tropical cyclone information product issue4d
by the Tropical Cyclone CEnters to the public. In the Atlantaic and central pacific public
adavisories are issued for all tropical cyclones. In the eastaern Pacific, public
advisories are issued for all tropical cyclones that are expected to affect land within 48
hours. |
| TCU |
Tropical Cyclone
Update is a brief statement issued in lieu of or preceding special advisories to inform
of significant changes in a tropical cyclone or to post or cancel watches and warnings. |
| TWD |
Tropical Weather
Discussion is issued four times a day by the National Hurricane Center to
describe significant features from the latest surface analysis and significant weather
areas for the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and in the Atlantica and Eastern Pacific
Oceans. |
