NATIONAL HURRICANE OPERATIONS PLAN
FCM-P12-2008

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OPENING INFO COVER, CHANGE & REVIEW LOG, FOREWORD, and TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COOPERATING FEDERAL AGENCIES
CHAPTER 3 GENERAL OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HURRICANE CENTERS
CHAPTER 4 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CHAPTER 5  AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE
CHAPTER 6 SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL CYCLONES
CHAPTER 7 SURFACE RADAR REPORTING
CHAPTER 8 NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER REPORTING STATIONS
CHAPTER 9 MARINE WEATHER BROADCASTS
CHAPTER 10 PUBLICITY
APPENDIX A LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) OFFICE PRODUCTS
APPENDIX B DEFINING POINTS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHS/ WARNINGS
APPENDIX C JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (JTWC) BULLETINS
APPENDIX D FORMAT FOR NHOP/NWSOP FLIGHT INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC NOTAM ISSUANCE
APPENDIX E SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE
APPENDIX F OFFICIAL INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS
APPENDIX G RECCO, HDOB, MINOB, AND TEMP DROP CODES, TABLES AND REGULATIONS
APPENDIX H WSR-88D OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS
 
APPENDIX I TELEPHONE LISTING
APPENDIX J PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION LISTING
APPENDIX K ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS
APPENDIX L GLOSSARY
APPENDIX M DISTRIBUTION
Link to FCM-P12-2007 National Hurricane Operations Plan, May 2007
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