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Climate Services Professional Development Series

Unit 3: Demonstrate Understanding of the Basis and Methodoligies of CPC Products

Instructional Component 3.2

NOAA Seasonal Atlantic Hurricane Outlooks

Dr. Gerald Bell (NOAA/NWS/CPC)



Other Contributors:
Dr. Muthuvel Chelliah (CPC), Dr. Chris Landsea (HRD/NOAA/OAR), Stanley Goldenberg (HRD/NOAA/OAR), Dr. Richard Pasch (NHC/NOAA/NWS), Eric Blake (NHC/NOAA/NWS)

1) Introduction

    This is an Intermediate session.

    This session will provide a detailed overview of NOAA's seasonal Atlantic hurricane outlooks. It is primarily intended for Climate Focal Points, but anyone is welcome to participate. The following topics will be discussed:

    • Historical Context

    • Terminology: Main Development Region, Seasonal Activity, and Season Classifications

    • Atmospheric conditions associated with seasonal hurricane extremes

    • Leading climate modes controlling these conditions

    • Formulation of NOAA seasonal hurricane outlooks

    • NOAA 2003 outlook and verifications


2) Prerequisites
    None
3) Teletraining Installation Instructions


4) Training Session Options:

    A.) The interactive VISITview training session. (To be used with a VISIT instructor leading the session ). Click here to signup for teletraining. The session will last 75 minutes. This teletraining session uses the VISITview software, where Windows PC with an Internet connection is needed.

    B.) Web-based Visitview session - This version uses the VISITview software within a Web browser, may be viewed at any time. It retains all the functionality of the VISITview software which you see in a "live" teletraining session. The talking points are not included in this lesson version, but can be viewed in a separate Web browser (or printed out beforehand).

    C.) local Visitview session - This is the same version of the lesson used in a "live" VISITview teletraining session, but no connection is made to an external VISITview server. You may download the file off this page and go through the lesson on your own in "local mode" by starting the "visitlocal.bat" file. Talking points are not included in this lesson version, but can be viewed in a separate Web browser ( or printed out beforehand).


5) References/Additional Links

6) Content developed/updated
    2003
7) Information contact