Note: 3- and 5-day versions of the cone graphic with and without the track line are available

Note: 3- and 5-day versions of the cone graphic with and without the track line are available.

Example: Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Field Graphic


Example: Cumulative Wind History Graphic


Example: Wind Speed Probability Graphic



Note: Graphics showing the chance of 34-kt, 50-kt, and 64-kt winds at individual locations are available. This is an example of the 34-kt wind probability graphic.

4.15.1 Coastal radar coverage (Doppler) - map A

4.15.2 Coastal radar coverage - map B

C H A P T E R 5

5.1 Operational Meteorological Satellites

5.2 Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch Products

(i) Miami - 24 hours a day at (305) 229-4425.

and Atlantic South of 32^oN to equator

east of 140^oW

22^oN 81^oW - 9^oN 77^oW line

9^oN 77^oW line and Mexico (Atlantic

and Pacific Coasts)

For numbered tropical cyclones, the text products will be issued under the following AWIPS/WMO headers:

STDAT(1-5)/TCNT21-25 KNHC for numbered systems in the Atlantic basin

STDEP(1-5)/TCPZ21-25 KNHC for numbered systems in the East Pacific basin

Figure : Regional coverage by geostationary satellites GOES-West (left circle, centered over 135°W), GOES-East (middle circle, centered over 75°W) and the European Meteosat-0° service (right circle).

1. The space-based component of the GOS is comprised of operational meteorological satellites in polar-orbit and in geostationary orbit, oceanographic satellites in low-Earth orbit, and other environmental satellite missions often provided by Members in the context of scientific research or demonstration programmes.

Details for the status of operational space segment available in RA IV are given below.

MTSAT
9. Since July 2010, the MTSAT mission is performed by MTSAT-2, stationed at 145°E, however data dissemination continues to be performed via MTSAT-1R at 140°E. In addition to the direct broadcast in High and Low Rate Information Transmission (HRIT/LRIT), high and low resolution data are made available in near-real time by JMA via Internet. These will be replaced by the next-generation Himawari-8 launched on 7 October 2014, which will enter operations in October 2014. It carries advanced imaging capabilities and will be positioned at 140°E.

12. The next generation GOES spacecraft (GOES-R, S, T, U) will be deployed operationally in the 2016-2035 time frame at 137°W and 75°W. (See: http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satelliteprogrammes/view/65). The GOES-R satellite is planned for launch in late 2016. While providing continuity to the GOES function, GOES-R will have entirely new capabilities such as a 16-channel Advanced Baseline Imager enabling enhanced imaging and scanning, and a Lightning Mapper. The precise deployment schedule and location of the new satellites will be defined in due time by NOAA based on technical constraints and operational priorities.

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  http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/atmosphere/wind.html (Atmosphere and Ocean winds)
  
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  http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/tropical.html (Tropical systems products including use of advanced Dvorak technique)
  
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  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/ (Tropical cyclones products)
  

14. The GOES-R Proving Ground initiative is a collaborative effort by NOAA and a number or partners to prepare for the use of the new-generation GOES-R system. The initiative aims at developing and evaluating products, and training forecasters to use them, several years in advance of the launch of the satellite through the use of simulated data. (http://www.goes-r.gov/users/proving-ground.html)

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16. NOAA introduced an optimized schedules for GOES-East on 6 May 2014 to enhanced coverage of satellite imagery in RA IV and RA III, both during routine and rapid scan operations. In the optimized schedules, two scan frames of the GOES-East imager were added to cover central and southern South America, ensuring a guaranteed temporal coverage of 1 hour at all times (the demise of GOES-12 in August 2013 has led to temporal coverage of South America of 3 hours during Rapid Scan Operations of GOES-East which does not meet many user requirements). The Coordination Group on Satellite Data Requirements provided advice to the geographical location of these frames.

Fig. 1: Routine operations frame changes for GOES-East: previous routine (left panel) and new optimized schedule (right panel). Northern Hemisphere extended and Southern Hemisphere panels overlap.

Fig. 2: Rapid scan operations frame changes for GOES-East: previous routine (left panel) and new optimized schedule (right panel). The position of the South America Central (SAC) and South America South (SAS) scans was recommended by the Coordination Group on Satellite Data Requirements for Region III and IV.

Fig. 3: In cases when the Eastern Caribbean is a concern/focus, for example during a hurricane, the “Eastern Caribbean” Rapid sector can be called to shift the Rapid frame from CONUS to Eastern Caribbean (red: CONUS Ext .GOES-East Routine optimized schedule; blue: CONUS GOES-East Rapid optimized schedule; black: CONUS Ext. GOES-East Rapid Eastern Caribbean).

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5. 
   Winds - speed + 9 km h^-1 (+ 5 kt); direction + 10^o.
   

6.3 Mission identifier

this system if not at showing area or words

(two digits) least a TD A-Atlantic CYCLONE or

(two digits) E-East Pacific DISTURB

C-Central Pacific
AF plus last three digits of tail #
NOAA plus last digit of registration #
Examples:
AF985 01XXA DISTURB (lst mission on a disturbance in the Atlantic) AF987 0503E CYCLONE (5th mission, depression #3, in the Eastern Pacific) NOAA2 0701C Agnes (7^th mission on TD #1 which was named Agnes, Central Pacific)
6.4 Observation numbering and content
(a) The first weather observation will have appended as remarks the ICAO four-letter departure station identifier, time of departure and estimated time of arrival (ETA) at the co-ordinates or storm. It will be transmitted as soon as possible after take-off.
AF966 0308 EMMY OB l

97779 TEXT...DPTD KBIX AT 102100Z ETA

31.5N 75.0W AT 110015Z;
(b) All observations on tropical cyclone missions requested by Hurricane Centres will be numbered sequentially from the first to the last.
6.5 Aerial reconnaissance weather encoding and reporting
6.5.1 Horizontal and vertical observations
Horizontal meteorological observations and vertical observations will be coded and transmitted in RECCO code and TEMP DROP code, respectively. Enroute RECCO observations will be taken and transmitted at least hourly until the aircraft is within 370 km (200 naut. mls.) of the centre of the storm at which time observation frequency will become at least every 30 minutes.
6.5.2 Vortex data
All observed vortex fix information will be included in the detailed vortex data message (see Attachment 6A) prepared and transmitted for all scheduled fixes and in all detailed vortex data messages prepared and transmitted on an "as required" basis for intermediate non-scheduled fixes. An abbreviated vortex data message (Attachment 6A, items A-H) may be sent in lieu of the detailed message for intermediate fixes. These messages should be transmitted as soon as possible.

6.5.3 Coded reports

9xxx9 GGggi_dYQL_aL_aL_aL_oL_oL_oBf_ch_ah_ah_ad_td_addfffTTT_dT_dwm_wjHHH

(1-90^o - 180^oW N.H.)

L_oL_oL_o - Longitude degrees and tenths