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FEMA PHOTO PROVIDED BY ANDREA BOOHER • Mulch (Bag & Bulk) • Fill Dirt
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Aerial image of destroyed homes in Punta Gorda following Hurricane • Sand (Paver & DOT) • Edging
Charley, which was a Category 4 storm. • Driveway Stones • Rip Rap
• Lava • Splash Block • Granite
NAMES Can I have a • Stepping Stones • Figurines
tropical cyclone • Slate & Flagstones • Pavers
FROM PAGE 43 named for me? • Railroad Ties • Crimson Chips

What happens if there We do not control the • Sod (Piece & Pallet)
are more storms than naming of tropical storms. • Firelite Boulders
Instead, a list of names
names? has been established by an • Crushed & Whole Shell
international committee
The 2004 and 2005 sea- of the United Nations $10 OFF
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Greek alphabet is used when With Coupon
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the National Oceanic and tcp/Storm-naming.html.
Atmospheric Administration.
— Provided by the National
Hurricane Center

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LLCC: Low Level Cloud Center Atmospheric Administration Intensity Prediction Scheme
ACRONYMS | FROM PAGE 42 M: Statute Mile
MB: Millibars NOGAPS: Naval Operational Global SITREP: Situation Report
FEMA: Federal Emergency MEOW: Maximum Envelope of Atmospheric Prediction System SLOSH: Sea, Lake, and Overland
Management Agency Surges for Hurricanes
Water or Maximum Envelope of NVOAD: National Voluntary SOP: Standard Operating
FRP: Federal Response Plan Winds Organizations Active in Disaster Procedure
GFDL: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics TD: Tropical Depression
Laboratory (a location and a comput- MERS: Mobile Emergency NWS: National Weather Service TS: Tropical Storm
er model) Response Support (FEMA) NWSFO: National Weather Service TPC: Tropical Prediction Center (no
GFS: Global Forecasting System Forecasting Office longer used)
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time MPH: Miles Per Hour OSC: On-Scene Coordinator TAFB: Tropical Analysis and
GOES: Geostationary Operational MOC: MERS Operations Center OS: Operations Support Directorate Forecast Branch (at NHC)
Environmental Satellite (FEMA) (FEMA) TSB: Technical Support Branch (at
GUNS: GFDL-UKMET-NOGAPS MRF: Medium Range Forecast PIO: Public Information Officer NHC)
model ensemble average (NCEP) PT: Preparedness, Training and UKMET: United Kingdom Office
GUNA: GFDI-UKMI-NGPI-AVNI M/S: Meters Per Second Exercises Directorate (FEMA) of Meteorology (a place and a
model ensemble average MT: Mitigation Directorate (FEMA) PUP: Principle User Processor computer model)
HES: Hurricane Evacuation NAM: North American Mesoscale RACES: Radio Amateur Civil USACE: United States Army Corps
Study model Emergency Service of Engineers
HF: High Frequency NASA: National Aeronautics and RADAR: Radio Detection And USAF: United States Air Force
ICS: Incident Command System Space Administration Ranging USCG: United States Coast Guard
IT: Information Technology NAWAS: National Warning System RD: Regional Director USGS: United States Geological
Directorate (FEMA) NDMS: National Disaster Medical REACT: Radio Emergency Survey
ITCZ: Inter-Tropical Convergence System Associated Communication Team USN: United States Navy
Zone NECC: National Emergency ROC: Regional Operations Center USAR: Urban Search and Rescue
JIC: Joint Information Center Coordination Center (FEMA) RR: Response and Recovery UTC: Universal Time Coordinated
KM: Kilometers NEXRAD: Next Generation of Radar Directorate (FEMA) VT: Valid Time
KT: Knots (nautical miles per hour 1 NHC: National Hurricane Center SCO: State Coordinating Officer WFO: Weather Forecast Office
KT = 1.15 mph) NM: Nautical Mile SFMR: Stepped Frequency WRF: Weather Research and
LBAR: Limited area BARotropic NPSC: National Process Serving Microwave Radiometer Forecasting model
(NCEP model) Center (FEMA) SHIFOR: Statistical Hurricane Z: Zulu Time (same as UTC)
LGE: Logistic Growth Equation NTC: National Teleregistration Intensity FORecast
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