Hurricane names

[passionsfan79]

anyone know why they give hurricane names? hope everyone stays safe in flordia

[Brent88]

They started giving names to hurricanes/tropical storms in 1950 using the Phonetic alphabet. Then a few years later, they starting giving all female names. In 1977(or maybe 1979), they started using the rotations they have now with male and female names. They retire names of big storms(Charley will be retired, Frances probably will).

[Hollow]

NO REMORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSE!

[-*Forever*-]

I doubt they're gonna name a hurricane Kaitlyn. So I won't cause damage.

[EmoJoe]

Hurricane Joseph? Hmm...maybe Hurricane Joe

[Mijada]

Originally posted by -*Forever*-
I doubt they're gonna name a hurricane Kaitlyn. So I won't cause damage.

There was a hurricane Kate back in the mid 80's so there probably won't be a Kaitlyn so I guess you're off the hook.

[I am Roboto]

Originally posted by Mijada
There was a hurricane Kate back in the mid 80's so there probably won't be a Kaitlyn so I guess you're off the hook.

There was also a Tropical Storm Kate just a few years a go (2001 maybe) which impacted Nova Scotia.

As far as the original topic, they also began giving names to Subtropical Storms in 2002.

[Kazza]

Here's some info on that!

http://www.fema.gov/kids/hunames.htm

[Janice]

All I know is that hurricane names go in alphabetical order, and I've never heard of one named Janice which irks me.

[Brent88]

Originally posted by Janice
All I know is that hurricane names go in alphabetical order, and I've never heard of one named Janice which irks me.

Nope... and your not on the list.

Personally I'd rather have Janice or Jan on the list than some of these crazy names they have(what kind of name is Gaston or Hermine?).

[Chelsea]

Seth starts with the 19th letter of the Alphabet..the chances of their being 19 tropical storms/hurricanes that year is just...*I* wouldn't even go to Vegas on those odds. And, there's plenty of other S names besides Seth...What's the likelyhood of both Seth coming up as a TS/Cane name AND there being 19 storms in a season...

Frances is a funny one, considering that's my Aunt's name. Yeah, my uncle said he understood what the folks in Flordia were going through, he's been dealing with Frances for 45 years

[Hollow]

Originally posted by Unmarried*happy
Here's some info on that!

http://www.fema.gov/kids/hunames.htm

hurricane sarah isnt on there anywhere. what lying bastards.



damn, it just missed hawaii. however 6 days earlier, typhoon sarah wiped out 95% of wake island. and exactly 8 years earlier to that week, the other typhoon sarah hit korea and killed over 840 people. so im satisfied. no wonder ahm so 3vil.

[spunkygirl]

Originally posted by Janice
All I know is that hurricane names go in alphabetical order, and I've never heard of one named Janice which irks me.

I don't think there's ever been a hurricane Angela either

[I am Roboto]

Originally posted by Janice
All I know is that hurricane names go in alphabetical order, and I've never heard of one named Janice which irks me.

Actually, there was a storm named Janice, wayyyyyyyy back in October 1958. It was the last storm of the 1958 season and impacted the Bahamas as a category one Hurricane. Janice remained a Tropical Storm for several more days, and was far out in the North Atlantic when it finally became extratropical.

[Brent88]

Originally posted by Seth Thrasher
Seth starts with the 19th letter of the Alphabet..the chances of their being 19 tropical storms/hurricanes that year is just...*I* wouldn't even go to Vegas on those odds. And, there's plenty of other S names besides Seth...What's the likelyhood of both Seth coming up as a TS/Cane name AND there being 19 storms in a season...

Frances is a funny one, considering that's my Aunt's name. Yeah, my uncle said he understood what the folks in Flordia were going through, he's been dealing with Frances for 45 years

We've only gotten past your name, to T, once I think in 1995(that was the last time). Last year we almost made it, getting down to P thanks to two systems in December and a pre-season storm in April.

Ivan has weakened a bit this morning.

Hurricane Ivan Intermediate Advisory Number 16a

Statement as of 8:00 am AST on September 06, 2004

...Dangerous Ivan headed for the Lesser Antilles...

A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for Barbados and St Lucia and a
Hurricane Warning will likely be required later this morning.

At 8 am AST...1200z...the government of Barbados has issued a
Tropical Storm Warning for St Vincent and The Grenadines.

At 8 am AST...1200z...the government of Trinidad has issued a
Tropical Storm Warning for Tobago...and for Grenada and its
dependencies.

A tropical storm watch will likely be required for the island of
Martinique later this morning.

Interests elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the
progress of Ivan.

At 8 am AST...1200z...the center of Hurricane Ivan was located near
latitude 11.1 north...longitude 52.6 west or about 485 miles...
780 km...east-southeast of Barbados.

Ivan is moving toward the west near 23 mph ...37 km/hr...and a
westward to west-northwestward motion is expected over the next day
or so.

Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph...205 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Ivan is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
hurricane scale. Some strengthening is possible during the next 24
hours.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles... 55 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 140 miles...220 km.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 951 mb...28.08 inches.

Repeating the 8 am AST position...11.1 N... 52.6 W. Movement
toward...west near 23 mph. Maximum sustained winds...125 mph.
Minimum central pressure... 951 mb.

For storm information specific to your area...please monitor
products issued by your local weather office.

The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at
11 am AST.

Forecaster Pasch

Hurricane Ivan Discussion Number 16

Statement as of 5:00 am EDT on September 06, 2004

final T numbers from both TAFB and SAB indicate that Ivan has
weakened a bit overnight. Latest imagery indicates that the eye has
become cloud filled and the initial intensity is lowered to 110 kt
for this advisory.

The initial motion is west...275/20. The consensus of forecast
models suggest a very similar track for Ivan over the next 96
hours. A strong deep-layer anticyclone is forecast to remain to
the north of the hurricane steering Ivan into the eastern Caribbean
Sea by day two and toward the southwestern portion of Hispaniola on
day four. There is very good agreement through day five with NOGAPS
to the right of the aids envelope and the UKMET to the left of the
aids envelope. The official forecast is slightly right of the
previous forecast track and in very good agreement with GUNS and
GUNA.

Ivan is forecast to slowly deepen over the next 36 hours reaching
130 kt in 48 hours...this in good agreement with both GFDL and
SHIPS intensity guidance. The difficulty in the intensity forecast
lies at days four and five. Interaction of Ivan with Hispaniola
will result in some weakening of this system...just how much
remains to be seen. A brief evaluation of climatology looking for
tropical cyclones with similar tracks indicates that system S
passing over the southwestern corner encounter limited degradation
in intensity before emerging W of the island. Bearing this in
mind...the intensity forecast is held a bit higher than ships but
in good agreement with GFDL at 96 and 120 hours.

Forecaster holweg/Stewart

forecast positions and Max winds

initial 06/0900z 10.8n 51.6w 110 kt
12hr VT 06/1800z 11.6n 54.3w 115 kt
24hr VT 07/0600z 12.3n 57.5w 120 kt
36hr VT 07/1800z 13.2n 60.7w 125 kt-Near the Lesser Antilles
48hr VT 08/0600z 14.3n 63.5w 130 kt
72hr VT 09/0600z 16.8n 69.1w 130 kt
96hr VT 10/0600z 19.5n 73.5w 80 kt-Near the Northwest tip of Haiti
120hr VT 11/0600z 22.5n 77.0w 95 kt-Just south of Andros Island in the Central Bahamas headed for Florida (110 mph)