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Tropical Cyclones
atomic7732:
--- Quote from: atomic7732 on October 18, 2009, 08:45:54 PM ---We have hurricane Rick, second strongest storm in East pacific ever!
WINDS REACHED 180MPH!!!
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Northern Hemisphere (NHEM)
ATL - Atlantic (AL)/AHS (Atlantic hurricane season)
EPAC - East Pacific (EP)/PHS (Pacific hurricane season)
CPAC - Central Pacific (CP) - generally considered part of the EPAC
WPAC - West Pacific (WP)/PTS (Pacific typhoon season)
NIO - North Indian (IO) - ARB (Arabian Sea), BOB (Bay of Bengal) used for depressions
Southern Hemisphere (SHEM)
SWIO - South-West Indian
AUS - Australian region
SPAC - South Pacific (SP)
SATL - South Atlantic
Official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMCs) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWCs)
World Meteorlogical Organization - designates the warning centers for tropical cyclone advisories and products, links to all relevant centers can be found here
Atlantic:
NHC - National Hurricane Center | Miami
East Pacific:
NHC | Miami
CPHC - Central Pacific Hurricane Center (west of 140°W) | Honolulu
West Pacific:
JMA - Japan Meteorological Agency | Tokyo
North Indian:
IMD - India Meteorological Department | New Delhi
South-West Indian:
MFR - MetéoFrance | La Réunion
Australian region (90°E to 160°E):
BoM - Bureau of Meteorology | Perth, Darwin, Brisbane
BMKG - Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofiska | Jakarta
South Pacific:
FMS - Fiji Meteorological Service | Nadi
MetService | Wellington
Above: Abbreviations and full names of official warning centers, locations also given, as they are often used to identify who does what.
atomic7732:
Remind me never to use jpg again...
We got Super Typhoon Lupit!!!
Naru523:
I hope we'll get rain :)
monmarfori:
We will also be rained from Super Typhoon Lupit.
Naru523:
--- Quote from: monmarfori on October 19, 2009, 02:00:33 PM ---We will also be rained from Super Typhoon Lupit.
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Thats at Eastern Asia >.>
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