ARRL | American Radio Relay League |
ARWO | Aerial Reconnaissance Weather |
ASOS | Automated Surface Observing Systems |
AST | Atlantic Standard Time (EST + 1 or same as EDT) |
AVN | AViation ruN of the NCEP MRF model. |
AWIPS | Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System |
CARCAH | Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes |
CDT | Central Daylight Time |
CLIPER | CLImatology and PERsistence (statistical track forecast model) |
CONUS | Continental United States |
CP | Continental Polar (dry (continental) and cold (polar) airmass) |
CPHC | Central Pacific Hurricane Center |
CST | Central Standard Time |
DAC | Disaster Application Center |
DAE | Disaster Assistance Employee |
DCO | Defense Coordinating Officer |
DFO | Disaster Field Office |
DOC | Department of Commerce |
EAS | Emergency Alert System |
EBS | Emergency Broadcast System |
EDT | Eastern Daylight Time |
EICC | Emergency Information and Coordination Center (FEMA) |
EMS | Emergency Medical Services |
EMWIN | Emergency Manager\'s Weather Information Center |
EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
EOP | Emergency Operations Plan |
ERT | Emergency Response Team (FEMA) |
ERT-A | Advance Element of the Emergency Response Team (FEMA) |
ESF | Emergency Support Function |
EST | Emergency Support Team (FEMA) / Eastern Standard Time |
FAST | Field Assessment Team |
FCO | Federal Coordinating Officer (FEMA) |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FRP | Federal Response Plan |
GFDL | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (a place and a computer model) |
GFS | Global Forecasting System |
GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
GUNA | GFDI-UKMI-NGPI-AVNI model ensemble average |
GUNS | GFDL-UKMET-NOGAPS model ensemble average |
HES | Hurricane Evacuation Study |
HF | High Frequency |
HST | Hawaiia Standard Time |
ICS | Incident Command System |
IT | Information Technology Directorate (FEMA) |
ITCZ | Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone |
JIC | Joint Information Center |
JTWC | Joint Typhoon Warning Center |
KM | Kilometers |
KT | Knots (nautical miles per hour 1 KT = 1.15 MPH) |
LBAR | Limited area BARotropic (NCEP model) |
LLCC | Low Level Cloud Center |
M | Statute Mile |
M/S | Meters Per Second |
MB | Millibars |
MEOW | Maximum Envelope of Water or Maximum Envelope of Winds |
MERS | Mobile Emergency Response Support (FEMA) |
MOC | MERS Operations Center (FEMA) |
MPH | Miles Per Hour |
MRF | Medium Range Forecast (NCEP) |
MT | Mitigation Directorate (FEMA) |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NAWAS | National Warning System |
NDMS | National Disaster Medical System |
NECC | National Emergency Coordination Center (FEMA) |
NEXRAD | Next Generation of Radar |
NHC | National Hurricane Center |
NM | Nautical Mile |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOGAPS | Naval Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System |
NPSC | National Process Serving Center (FEMA) |
NTC | National Teleregistration Center (FEMA) |
NVOAD | National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster |
NWS | National Weather Service |
NWSFO | National Weather Service Forecasting Office |
OS | Operations Support Directorate (FEMA) |
OSC | On-Scene Coordinator |
PIO | Public Information Officer |
PT | Preparedness, Training and Exercises Directorate (FEMA) |
PUP | Principle User Processor |
RACES | Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service |
RADAR | Radio Detection And Ranging |
RD | Regional Director |
REACT | Radio Emergency Associated Communication Team |
ROC | Regional Operations Center |
RR | Response and Recovery Directorate (FEMA) |
SCO | State Coordinating Officer |
SHIFOR | Stastical Hurricane Intensity FORecast |
SHIPS | Stastical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme |
SITREP | Situation Report |
SLOSH | Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges for Hurricanes |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
TAFB | Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TPC) |
TD | Tropical Depression |
TPC | Tropical Prediction Center |
TS | Tropical Storm |
TSB | Technical Support Branch (TPC) |
UKMET | United Kingdom Office of Meteorology (a place and a computer model) |
USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
USAF | United States Air Force |
USAR | Urban Search and Rescue |
USCG | United States Coast Guard |
USGS | United States Geological Survey |
USN | United States Navy |
UTC | Coordinated Universal Time |
VT | Valid Time |
WFO | Weather Forecast Office |
WRF | Weather Research and Forecast Model |
Z | Zulu Time (same as UTC) |