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67th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference

67th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference. Working Group for Hurricane and Winter Storms Operations and Research (WG/HWSOR). Dr. Ed Rappaport Deputy Director, NHC Chair, WG/HWSOR and Col. Gary Kubat Acting Deputy Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, OFCM Executive Secretary, WG/HWSOR.

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67th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference

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  1. 67th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference Working Group for Hurricane and Winter Storms Operations and Research (WG/HWSOR) Dr. Ed Rappaport Deputy Director, NHC Chair, WG/HWSOR and Col. Gary Kubat Acting Deputy Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, OFCM Executive Secretary, WG/HWSOR

  2. Action Item Review • 67th IHC Action Items • 20 New Action Items • 4 Items Closed • Absorb Tropical Cyclone Estimate (TCE) into Tropical Cyclone Update (TCU); eliminate TCE; update NHOP • Move up nominal reconnaissance fix time 30 minutes to better synchronize with product schedule • 2 Items Closed through being withdrawn • 8 Items Deferred • All are air space issues submitted by New York ARTCC • Some surviving previous years; unresolved at 67th IHC • NY ARTCC to document issues and recommendations • OFCM to facilitate follow-up call within weeks among all involved organizations to resolve

  3. Action Item Review • 20 New Action Items (continued) • 8 Informational items • 4 Items on potential changes to NWS/NHC products/service • Move to probabilistic methods for storm surge forecasting • Implementation of Storm Surge Warning • Medium-range tropical cyclone genesis probabilities • Pending new "post-tropical" operational protocol • 3 "Breakpoint" updates • 1 Item on Letter of Agreement between 53 WRS and NOAA on "self separation" of aircraft; OFCM monitoring Item

  4. Old Action Items 66th IHC 3 Closed Vortex fix format revisions 1 Closed (Banding Eyes) 2 Closed pending verification of software implementation (MAX WIND and center reference naming convention) 1 Closed through being withdrawn 2 Administrative actions remaining DOD protocol for NHOP concurrence. Subject to Memorandum of Agreement between NOAA, USTRANSCOM and AFRC, awaiting agency acceptance/signatures Civilian passengers on DOD aircraft (e.g., the"CHAT"); funding history responsibilities being clarified by 53 WRS; travel orders to be issued by guest's organization with exception to policy for no-fee pax flight cost to be requested annually pending DoD approval Action Item Review

  5. Old Action Items - continued 65th IHC (Informational) Second year briefing on 3-year project to evaluate impact of AXBT data on model forecast performance. Conclusive results not yet available; still small sample size. 62nd IHC MOA Item Closed through merging into similar item in 66th IHC. Action Item Review

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