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NHC News and Information Archive (Text)

2008

• Podcast audio briefings regarding Ike will be periodically issued
• Senior Hurricane Specialist Stacy Stewart returns from Iraq
• Podcast audio briefings regarding Fay will be issued periodically
• NOAA Still Expects Above Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season....(view full outlook)
• High resolution satellite imagery of Hurricane Dolly has been posted
• Access hurricane advisories on your mobile phone:  www.nhc.noaa.gov/mobile....(learn more)
• NHC releases verification report on 2007 season (pdf); read about NHC verification
• A new, interactive map illustrating the 2008 watch/warning breakpoints is now available.
• Hurricane Season is here...have your disaster plan ready.
• Below normal Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season predicted by NOAA; see report.
• NOAA predicts near normal or above normal Atlantic Hurricane Season; read the full report.
• Hurricanes Dean, Felix, and Noel are "Retired"....see full story.
• Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st, East Pacific May 15th. Be Prepared.
• Take a Virtual Tour of the National Hurricane Center
• NHC announces changes to the Tropical Weather Outlook and enhancements to the Experimental Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook....view summary (pdf)
• NHC forecast verification for 2007 is now complete; read full report (pdf)
• NOAA Selects Bill Read as New National Hurricane Center Director (view press release)
• Descriptions of NHC's various marine products are now updated and expanded

2007

• NHC releases 2007 seasonal summary – NOAA also releases seasonal report
• Karen upgraded to hurricane in post-storm analysis...view full report (pdf)
• Experimental Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook now available (learn more)
• NOAA continues to predict above-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season; read update
• Experimental Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook begins July 15th (learn more)
• NOAA predicts above normal 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season; read the full report.
• Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st, East Pacific May 15th. Be Prepared.
• NHC participates in 2007 annual Hurricane Awareness Tour
• 2006 update to Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense U.S. Tropical Cyclones has been posted
• NHC's verification pages updated; read the 2006 season verification report (pdf)
• NHC releases verification report on 2006 season (pdf); read about NHC verification
• Historical 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Summary has been updated
• NHC will send test messages Thursday January 11th 9AM-11AM EST (details)

2006

• Bill Proenza to Succeed Max Mayfield as new NHC Director – (press release/audio)
• Feedback requested on GIS data formats
• Hurricane Wilma Tropical Cyclone Report has been updated (pdf – ms-word)
• Hurricane Katrina Tropical Cyclone Report updated (pdf – ms-word)
• NOAA continues to predict above-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season; read update
• Feedback requested: Experimental Storm Surge and Experimental VTEC products
• President proclaims National Hurricane Preparedness Week
• NOAA predicts very active 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season; read the full report.
• NHC releases verification report (pdf) on 2005 season; updates verification pages.
• National Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 21-27...NOAA will announce 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook on Monday, May 22 at 11:00 AM EDT.
• NHC reports on short-lived 28th storm of 2005.   View report as MS-Word or PDF.
• Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma are "retired"...See Full Story.
• 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Track Map now available as GIF and PDF
• The Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Rita reviews this Category 5 hurricane that produced the fourth-lowest central pressure on record in the Atlantic basin.
• Index of NHC/TPC Public Information Statements which describe changes to the 2006 official products has been created.
• Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Emily is available...Emily was briefly a category 5 hurricane...and the earliest category 5 on record in the Atlantic.
• A Public Information Statement describes changes to some operational products effective May 15, 2006  [also see complete PNS index]
• Tropical Cyclone Report for Cindy is available...Cindy now analyzed to have briefly been a hurricane...2005 record number of hurricanes increased to 15.
• The Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Wilma is available.
• Hurricane Katrina Tropical Cyclone Report available.

2005

• NOAA Raises the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
  Bulk of This Season's Storms Still to Come
  Press Release . . . 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook (August Update)
• Responsibilities and timeliness for aircraft reconnaissance and surveillance data
• Florida Senator Mel Martinez visits the National Hurricane Center
• NOAA Issues 2005 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook
  Below Normal Seasonal Activity Expected
  Press Release . . . 2005 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Outlook
• NOAA Issues 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
  Another Above Normal Season Expected
  Press Release . . . 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
• President proclaims National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2005
• The NHC receives frequent inquiries on the accuracy and skill of its forecasts and of the computer models available to it. To help answer these questions we offer a new Verification section ( http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/verification/). Here you will find information on current and historical NHC forecast errors.

2004

• An Active 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season Likely
  Press Release - 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook (August Update)
• 2004 Experimental East Pacific Hurricane Outlook Released
• Above-Normal 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted
  Press Release . . . 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
• NOAA's National Weather Service and National Sea Grant Program, in partnership with the United States Lifesaving Association, are working together to raise awareness about the dangers of rip currents. More information is available at
  Rip Currents: Break the Grip of the Rip
• Hurricane Awareness: Aim of U.S. Hurricane Forecasters' Visit to Caribbean
• NHC/TPC Outreach and Training 2004 Class Photos

2003

• NOAA Reports Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
• NOAA Aircraft Takes Dramatic Photos Of North Carolina Coast After Hurricane Isabel Unleashed Her Fury
• NOAA Researchers Retrieve Wealth Of Data After Chasing Hurricane Isabel
• Summary of Comments on Mobile NHC/TPC Products
• NOAA Revisits Historic Hurricanes
• NOAA: 2003 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook Update
• NOAA Issues First Experimental Eastern Pacific Hurricane Outlook
• NOAA 2003 Experimental East Pacific Hurricane Outlook
• NWS Southern Region introduces "Turn Around Don't Drown" campaign
• NOAA 2003 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
• NOAA Forecasters Say Six To Nine Hurricanes Could Threaten In 2003
• President Declares National Hurricane Awareness Week, May 18-24, 2003
• Notice of Format Changes to Tropical Cyclone Advisories
• Hurricane Awareness Goal Of NOAA 2003 Coastal Atlantic Tour
• NOAA Extends Hurricane Forecasts From Three To Five Days

2002

• NOAA: El Níno Suppressed Hurricanes In 2002 Season
• After 10 Years, Hurricane Andrew Gains Strength
• NOAA's National Hurricane Center Tests Five-Day Experimental Forecast

2001