CASILIST : From CASI-SOUTH : Hurricane Season

J (j{at}weatherwatchers.org)
Sun, 06 Jun 1999 12:31:11 -0400

I am happy to say that the CASI Hurricane Pages were finally updated to
1999 the other evening. Enjoy, and if you know any other pertinent
links send them to me and I will consider adding them. Those of you who
I was waiting for a link from and who added one, I will be adding your
site to this page today.

http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/

-Jesse

>From Chris Phillips:

I got this off of the SKYWARN list:

Tropical Prediction Center formerly National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Florida State University Tropical Page
http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/tropical.html

American Red Cross - Disaster Services - Hurricanes
http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/hurrican.html

Central Pacific Hurricane Center (National Weather Service)
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pr/hnl/cphc/pages/cphc_homepage.html

Charles Boley’s Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
http://www.cwbol.com/hurr.html

CNN Storm Center
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/storm.center/index.html

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Tropical Storm Watch
http://www.fema.gov/fema/trop.htm

The Hurricane Hunters (53rd Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air orce
Reserve)>http://www.hurricanehunters.com/
Purdue University Hurricane/Tropical Data
http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/index.html

University of Hawaii - Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones
http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/tropical.html

USA Today Hurricane Information
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/whurO.htm

The Weather Channel - Tropical Update Index
http://www.weather.com/breaking_weather/trop_update/

WeatherNet Tropical Cyclone Page
http://www.wunderground.com:80/tropical/

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ZCZC MIATWOAT
TTAA00 KNHC 010910
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT TUE JUN 1 1999

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE OFFICIAL ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
WHICH CONTINUES THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH.

DURING THIS TIME...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WILL ISSUE A
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK AT 530 AM...1130 AM...530 PM...AND
1030 PM EASTERN TIME. THE OUTLOOK WILL BRIEFLY DESCRIBE IGNIFICANT
AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR DEVELPMENT.
IT WILL ALSO LIST TROPICAL CYCLONES FOR WHICH ADVISORIES ARE BEING
ISSUED.

ON AVERAGE...THERE ARE 10 NAMED TROPICAL STORMS OF WHICH SIX REACH
HURRICANE STRENGTH. LAST YEAR THERE WERE 14 TROPICAL STORMS...OF
WHICH 10 BECAME HURRICANES. HISTORICALLY...MOST TROPICAL STORMS ND
HURRICANES OCCUR DURING AUGUST...SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.

HERE ARE THE NAMES FOR THE 1999 TROPICAL STORMS AN HURRICANES:

NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
---- ------------- ---- -------------
ARLENE LENNY
BRET MARIA MA-REE-AH
CINDY NATE
DENNIS OPHELIA O-FEEL-YA
EMILY PHILIPPE FE-LEEP
FLOYD RITA
GERT STAN
HARVEY TAMMY
IRENE VINCE
JOSE HO-ZAY WILMA
KATRINA KA-TREE-NA

GUINEY

------------------------------

Chris Phillips
Disaster Action Team Coordinator, Coastal Carolina Chapter of Red Cross
CASI-South Leader
ICQ# 24340426

Alerts - Weatherctr.com (by way of Chris Phillips ) wrote:

ABUS34 KILM 030915
PNSILM

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
515 AM EDT THU JUN 3 1999

THIS WEEK IS HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK FOR 1999. ALL WEEK LONG...WE
ARE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR ANOTHER
HURRICANE SEASON.

TODAY/S TOPIC IS WHAT TO DO DURING HURRICANE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

IF A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...

MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV...OR RADIO.

MAKE SURE VEHICLES ARE FULL OF GAS AND READY TO GO. MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE

ENOUGH CASH TO LAST FOR A WEEK.

PREPARE TO COVER WINDOWS WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD.

CHECK STOCKS OF CANNED FOOD...FIRST AID SUPPLIES...DRINKING
WATER...AND
MEDICATIONS.

CLEAR YOUR YARD OF LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE...LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...GARDEN TOOLS...ECT.

PLAN TO EVACUATE IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...HIGH-RISE...OR LIVE
ON
THE COASTLINE...AN OFFSHORE ISLAND...OR A FLOOD PLAIN.

WHEN WARNED FOR A HURRICANE...

COMPLETE PREPARATION ACTIVITIES...SUCH AS PUTTING UP STORM
SHUTTERS...STORING LOOSE OBJECTS...ETC.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF
AN
EVACUATION IS ORDERED. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES IN ANY CASE.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE EARLY...IN DAYLIGHT IF POSSIBLE. STAY WITH
FRIENDS OR RELATIVES...AT AN INLAND MOTEL...OR GO TO A PUBLIC
SHELTER.
MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR IMPORTANT RECORDS.

IF STAYING AT HOME...

TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAX COLD AND OPEN ONLY WHEN NECESSARY.
TURN
OFF PROPANE TANKS. UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL BATHTUB AND LARGE
CONTAINERS WITH WATER.

IF WINDS BECOME STRONG...
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS EVEN IF THEY ARE COVERED. SECURE
AND
BRACE EXTERNAL DOORS. CLOSE ALL INTERIOR DOORS.

GO TO AN INTERIOR FIRST-FLOOR ROOM...BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR
HALLWAY.
GET UNDER A MATTRESS...TABLE OR OTHER STURDY OBJECT.

FUNDERBURK

>
> ABUS34 KILM 020913
> PNSILM
>
> PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
> 515 AM EDT WED JUN 2 1999
>
> THIS WEEK IS HURRICANE AWARENESS WEEK FOR 1999. ALL WEEK LONG...WE
> ARE ISSUING INFORMATIVE MESSAGES TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR ANOTHER
> HURRICANE SEASON.
>
> TODAY/S TOPIC IS EARLY SEASON PREPARATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN FOR
> HURRICANES. THEY WILL COME. THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHEN AND WHERE
> THEY WILL ARRIVE.
>
> THINGS TO DO...
>
> 1. TALK IT OVER WITH THE FAMILY. MAKE SURE CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THAT
> HURRICANES ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FEARED...BUT THEY WILL BE
> PROTECTED. DISCUSS IN DETAIL WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT YOUR
> PROPERTY. THEN...WRITE A FAMILY PLAN...WITH EVERYONE CONTRIBUTING. A
> GOOD PLAN WILL BUILD CONFIDENCE.
>