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Review of the 2011 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season and Preliminary Verification

Review of the 2011 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season and Preliminary Verification. National Weather Service Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu, Hawaii. NOAA Hurricane Conference 29 November 2011. Robert Ballard SOO, CPHC.

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Review of the 2011 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season and Preliminary Verification

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  1. Review of the 2011 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season and Preliminary Verification National Weather Service Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu, Hawaii NOAA Hurricane Conference 29 November 2011 Robert Ballard SOO, CPHC

  2. Ongoing Neutral/La Nina Conditions Keeps Pacific Cool for the 2011 Tropical Cyclone Season

  3. Tropical Storm Fernanda August 15-19 • Formed in Eastern Pacific on August 15. • Crossed into Central Pacific on August 18. • Max intensity 55 kt on August 17-18 • 6 tropical cyclone forecast packages issued by CPHC.

  4. Repeat of Fernanda 1993?

  5. 2011 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclones Tropical Storm Fernanda 15-19 August West Pacific Central Pacific East Pacific

  6. 2011 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclones Tropical Storm Fernanda 15-19 August Central Pacific East Pacific

  7. Tropical Storm Fernanda 15-19 August

  8. Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season • Central Pacific Average per Year • 4-5 Tropical Cyclones • 1970 to 2011: 176 Tropical Cyclones • 37% Hurricanes, 20% Tropical Storms, 33% Tropical Depressions

  9. Central Pacific Tropical Cyclones 1970-2011

  10. Tropical Storm Mike Formed over Caribou, Maine Tracked SSW to Hawaii

  11. Mike Cantin started as the new WCM on January 1, 2011. Mike was the WCM at WFO Caribou michael.cantin@noaa.gov

  12. Hurricane Jim Peaked in intensity over Hawaii Tracked ENE and retired in N. Carolina

  13. Jim Weyman retired on March 31, 2011 after 14 years as CPHC Director Jim and Linda moved to North Carolina hiammic@gmail.com

  14. Ray Tanabe promoted to MIC of WFO Honolulu and CPHC Director in May 2011. raymond.tanabe@noaa.gov

  15. Aloha !

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