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NOAA's 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) works in close collaboration with NOAA's National Hurricane Center and the Hurricane Research Division to produce seasonal Atlantic hurricane outlooks and climate summaries of recent past hurricane seasons. The current atmospheric and oceanic conditions over the tropical North Atlantic are summarized in the links below.

Variables	Observed Atmospheric Level (h-Pa)	GFS Forecasts Atmospheric Level (h-Pa)
Heights & IR Temperatures	SFC 6-hour Animation \| 850 6-hour Animation \| 700 6-hour Animation \| 200 6-hour Animation	1000 \| 850 \| 700 \| 200
Heights & Wind Speed	SFC 6-hour Animation \| 850 6-hour Animation \| 700 6-hour Animation \| 200 6-hour Animation	1000 \| 850 \| 700 \| 200
Heights & Vorticity	SFC 6-hour Animation \| 850 6-hour Animation \| 700 6-hour Animation \| 200 6-hour Animation	1000 \| 850 \| 700 \| 200
Winds	SFC 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 850 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 700 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 200 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages	1000 \| 850 \| 700 \| 200
Streamlines & IR Temperatures	SFC 6-hour Animation \| 700 6-hour Animation \| 200 6-hour Animation	1000 \| 700 \| 200
Divergence	850 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 200 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages
Vertical Velocity	700 6-hour Animation \| 500 6-hour Animation	700 \| 200
Vertical Shear	200-850 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 600-900 6-hour Animation Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages	200-850 \| 600-900
Vertical Shear & IR Temperatures	200-850 6-hour Animation \| 600-900 6-hour Animation	200-850 \| 600-900
Temperatures	1000 6-hour Animation	1000
Theta	1000 6-hour Animation	1000
Theta-e	1000 6-hour Animation	1000
Cape	1000 6-hour Animation	1000
Precipitable Water	1000 6-hour Animation: 6-hourly Averages Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages	1000
Precipitation		1000
IR Temperatures	1000 6-hour Animation
Heights	1000 Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 850 Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 700 Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 500 Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages \| 200 Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages
Streamfunction	200 30-Day Mean Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages East Atlantic Index Carib/GMex. Index
Velocity Potential	200 30-Day Mean Animation: 11-Day Averages Animation: 31-Day Averages Animation: 45-Day Averages Animation: 60-Day Averages Time Longitude 5^oN-5^oS Time Longitude 10^oN-20^oN
Sea Surface Temperatures	Surface Trop. Atl & Pac Atl. (last 4 weeks) Pac. (last 4 weeks) Trop. Atl & Pac (last 12 weeks) Atl. Animation: 11-Day Averages Atl. Animation: 31-Day Averages Atl. Animation: 45-Day Averages Atl. Animation: 60-Day Averages


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