http://www.elnuevodia.com/alertaaunaepocaciclonica-979000.html
Por favor, lea esto si no han tenido la oportunidad de hacerlo. Es un excelente artículo de periódico de El Nuevo Dia.
Tambien se pueden ver estos videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOKkNodNDbM&list=PL3700A9D3E15D6C73
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKaZsUbnWzs&list=PL3700A9D3E15D6C73
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWlMNxlIybU&list=PL3700A9D3E15D6C73
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PBAPUYrmzE&list=PL3700A9D3E15D6C73
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSkDkHbDD9M&list=PL3700A9D3E15D6C73
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80tSZrJPqu8&list=PL3700A9D3E15D6C73
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI4z-Ry_w_o&list=PL3700A9D3E15D6C73
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
PRODUCT CHANGES FOR THE 2011 HURRICANE SEASON
PRODUCT CHANGES FOR THE 2011 HURRICANE SEASON
Effective May 15, the National Hurricane Center will implement the following changes to its text and graphical products.
Changes:
1) Product headers will now indicate the correct status of a system on its final advisory. NHC stops writing advisories on tropical cyclones when they lose tropical characteristics or when they dissipate. In the past, product headers on final advisories have caused confusion – for example, when the header reads “TROPICAL STORM FRAN ADVISORY…”, but the body of the advisory indicates that the system is no longer a tropical cyclone. Beginning this year, when NHC writes the final advisory on a system, the product headers will now indicate the actual status of the system (e.g., REMNANTS OF FRAN ADVISORY…”). The complete list of cyclone types that may appear in the header block is:
Tropical Depression Tropical Storm Hurricane
Subtropical Depression
Subtropical Storm Post-Tropical Cyclone Remnants of
An example and complete list of affected products is found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_types.shtml
2) The Tropical Cyclone Discussion (TCD) will include forecast intensity in miles- per-hour (mph). The TCD that is issued with each advisory package contains a table that includes the forecast valid times, forecast cyclone locations and intensities. Previously, the table displayed forecast intensity in knots (KT). Beginning May 15, the table will also include the intensity forecast in miles-per- hour (MPH). See the example below:
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 28/0900Z 15.7N 50.1W 50 KT 60 MPH
12H 28/1800Z 16.0N 52.7W 60 KT 70 MPH
24H 29/0600Z 16.5N 55.7W 65 KT 75 MPH
36H 29/1800Z 17.2N 58.3W 75 KT 85 MPH
48H 30/0600Z 18.2N 60.5W 85 KT 100 MPH
72H 31/0600Z 20.8N 64.2W 100 KT 115 MPH
96H 01/0600Z 24.5N 67.5W 110 KT 125 MPH
120H 02/0600Z 29.5N 69.5W 100 KT 115 MPH
3) The pronunciation guide for storm names as been updated to include phonetic pronunciations of all Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific storm names. The list of names and pronunciation guide is found on the NHC website at:
Atlantic:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/aboutnames_pronounce_atlc.pdf
Eastern North Pacific:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/aboutnames_pronounce_epac.pdf
4) The abbreviation for kilometers per hour in the NHC products will change from
KM/HR to KM/H.
5) Storm Surge Exceedance products will become operational in 2011. The exceedance graphics show the storm surge height, in feet above normal tide level, which has a specific probability of being exceeded in the next 3 days. The available probability thresholds range from 10 to 90 percent, at 10 percent intervals. The products are available on the NHC website when a hurricane watch or warning is in effect for the United States.
Information on NHC Storm Surge products is found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ssurge/ssurge_products.shtml
Other information items of interest for 2011:
1) A reminder that the lead times of tropical cyclone watches and warnings were increased in 2010. The definitions of tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings are as follows:
Tropical Storm Watch: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are possible within the specified coastal area within 48 hours.
Tropical Storm Warning: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are expected within the specified coastal area within 36 hours.
Hurricane Watch: An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are possible somewhere within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane watch is issued 48 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.
Hurricane Warning: An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are expected somewhere within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane warning is issued 36 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.
2) The size of the tropical cyclone forecast cone will be adjusted. The cone represents the probable track of the center of a tropical cyclone, and is formed by enclosing the area swept out by a set of imaginary circles placed along the forecast track (at 12, 24, 36 hours, etc.). The size of each circle is set so that two-thirds of historical official forecast errors over the previous five years fall within the circle. The circle radii defining the cones in 2011 for the Atlantic and
eastern North Pacific basins are given in the table below:
Forecast Period (hours)
Circle radius Atlantic Basin (nautical miles)
Circle radius
Eastern North Pacific Basin
(nautical miles)
12 36 33
24 59 59
36 79 79
48 98 98
72 144 134
96 190 187
120 239 230
3) The National Hurricane Center now has a Facebook page. The “NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center” page will provide updates about the NHC outreach and education campaign and other items that might be of interest to the public throughout the year. During the hurricane season, the site will contain links to
the NHC web site (hurricanes.gov) highlighting active tropical weather. The
NHC Facebook page is found at:
http://www.facebook.com/US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov
Experimental Products: (Note that the timeliness and accuracy of these products cannot be guaranteed)
1) Audio podcast RSS/XML feed for top-of-the-hour briefings when the media pool is activated:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/audio/index.shtml
(The media pool is typically activated when a hurricane watch is issued for any portion of the U.S. contiguous coastline.)
2) Live video/audio feed of top-of-the-hour hurricane briefings when the media pool is activated:
http://www.emergency.info/nhc/
3) Various GIS products:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/
On the Web:
National Hurricane Center http://www.hurricanes.gov
National Hurricane Center Product Description Document-A User’s Guide to Hurricane
Products:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Product_Description.pdf
Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnhcgraphics.shtml#GTWO
Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml
Definition of NHC Track Forecast Cone:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutcone.shtml
National Hurricane Center Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov
Contact: NHC Public Affairs, nhc.public.affairs@noaa.gov
Effective May 15, the National Hurricane Center will implement the following changes to its text and graphical products.
Changes:
1) Product headers will now indicate the correct status of a system on its final advisory. NHC stops writing advisories on tropical cyclones when they lose tropical characteristics or when they dissipate. In the past, product headers on final advisories have caused confusion – for example, when the header reads “TROPICAL STORM FRAN ADVISORY…”, but the body of the advisory indicates that the system is no longer a tropical cyclone. Beginning this year, when NHC writes the final advisory on a system, the product headers will now indicate the actual status of the system (e.g., REMNANTS OF FRAN ADVISORY…”). The complete list of cyclone types that may appear in the header block is:
Tropical Depression Tropical Storm Hurricane
Subtropical Depression
Subtropical Storm Post-Tropical Cyclone Remnants of
An example and complete list of affected products is found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2011_types.shtml
2) The Tropical Cyclone Discussion (TCD) will include forecast intensity in miles- per-hour (mph). The TCD that is issued with each advisory package contains a table that includes the forecast valid times, forecast cyclone locations and intensities. Previously, the table displayed forecast intensity in knots (KT). Beginning May 15, the table will also include the intensity forecast in miles-per- hour (MPH). See the example below:
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 28/0900Z 15.7N 50.1W 50 KT 60 MPH
12H 28/1800Z 16.0N 52.7W 60 KT 70 MPH
24H 29/0600Z 16.5N 55.7W 65 KT 75 MPH
36H 29/1800Z 17.2N 58.3W 75 KT 85 MPH
48H 30/0600Z 18.2N 60.5W 85 KT 100 MPH
72H 31/0600Z 20.8N 64.2W 100 KT 115 MPH
96H 01/0600Z 24.5N 67.5W 110 KT 125 MPH
120H 02/0600Z 29.5N 69.5W 100 KT 115 MPH
3) The pronunciation guide for storm names as been updated to include phonetic pronunciations of all Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific storm names. The list of names and pronunciation guide is found on the NHC website at:
Atlantic:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/aboutnames_pronounce_atlc.pdf
Eastern North Pacific:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/aboutnames_pronounce_epac.pdf
4) The abbreviation for kilometers per hour in the NHC products will change from
KM/HR to KM/H.
5) Storm Surge Exceedance products will become operational in 2011. The exceedance graphics show the storm surge height, in feet above normal tide level, which has a specific probability of being exceeded in the next 3 days. The available probability thresholds range from 10 to 90 percent, at 10 percent intervals. The products are available on the NHC website when a hurricane watch or warning is in effect for the United States.
Information on NHC Storm Surge products is found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ssurge/ssurge_products.shtml
Other information items of interest for 2011:
1) A reminder that the lead times of tropical cyclone watches and warnings were increased in 2010. The definitions of tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings are as follows:
Tropical Storm Watch: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are possible within the specified coastal area within 48 hours.
Tropical Storm Warning: An announcement that tropical storm conditions (sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph) are expected within the specified coastal area within 36 hours.
Hurricane Watch: An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are possible somewhere within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane watch is issued 48 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.
Hurricane Warning: An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are expected somewhere within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane warning is issued 36 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.
2) The size of the tropical cyclone forecast cone will be adjusted. The cone represents the probable track of the center of a tropical cyclone, and is formed by enclosing the area swept out by a set of imaginary circles placed along the forecast track (at 12, 24, 36 hours, etc.). The size of each circle is set so that two-thirds of historical official forecast errors over the previous five years fall within the circle. The circle radii defining the cones in 2011 for the Atlantic and
eastern North Pacific basins are given in the table below:
Forecast Period (hours)
Circle radius Atlantic Basin (nautical miles)
Circle radius
Eastern North Pacific Basin
(nautical miles)
12 36 33
24 59 59
36 79 79
48 98 98
72 144 134
96 190 187
120 239 230
3) The National Hurricane Center now has a Facebook page. The “NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center” page will provide updates about the NHC outreach and education campaign and other items that might be of interest to the public throughout the year. During the hurricane season, the site will contain links to
the NHC web site (hurricanes.gov) highlighting active tropical weather. The
NHC Facebook page is found at:
http://www.facebook.com/US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov
Experimental Products: (Note that the timeliness and accuracy of these products cannot be guaranteed)
1) Audio podcast RSS/XML feed for top-of-the-hour briefings when the media pool is activated:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/audio/index.shtml
(The media pool is typically activated when a hurricane watch is issued for any portion of the U.S. contiguous coastline.)
2) Live video/audio feed of top-of-the-hour hurricane briefings when the media pool is activated:
http://www.emergency.info/nhc/
3) Various GIS products:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/
On the Web:
National Hurricane Center http://www.hurricanes.gov
National Hurricane Center Product Description Document-A User’s Guide to Hurricane
Products:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Product_Description.pdf
Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnhcgraphics.shtml#GTWO
Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml
Definition of NHC Track Forecast Cone:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutcone.shtml
National Hurricane Center Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/US.NOAA.NationalHurricaneCenter.gov
Contact: NHC Public Affairs, nhc.public.affairs@noaa.gov
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
FEMA y NOAA marcan el inicio de la Semana Nacional de Preparación para los Huracanes
FEMA y NOAA marcan el inicio de la Semana Nacional de Preparación para los Huracanes
Si todavía no lo ha hecho, visite www.listo.gov para prepararse para los huracanes y otros peligros.
Fecha de Publicación: 22 de mayo de 2011
Número de Publicación: HQ-11-082
Número de Publicación: HQ-11-082
WASHINGTON -- La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés) está trabajando juntas una vez más para informar sobre la importancia de la preparación contra huracanes y otros posibles desastres. FEMA se está preparando agresivamente para la próxima temporada de huracanes y ha estado trabajando estrechamente con otros colaboradores federales, estatales, locales, tribales, el sector privado, organizaciones religiosas y voluntarias y, lo que es más importante, con el público para estar preparados.
Recientemente, el Presidente Obama designó la semana del 22 al 28 de mayo de 2011, como la Semana Nacional de Preparación para los Huracanes y apeló a todos los ciudadanos, especialmente a aquellos que se encuentran en las áreas propensas a huracanes así como también en las áreas tierra adentro, a aprender cómo protegerse contra los huracanes y a trabajar juntos, como comunidad, para responder y recuperarse de ellos. La Temporada de Huracanes del Atlántico y del Pacífico Central es desde el 1º de junio al 30 de noviembre. La Temporada de Huracanes del Pacífico Este comenzó el 15 de mayo.
FEMA continúa trabajando con asociados federales, estatales y locales, de tribus y el sector privado para incrementar la preparación y la coordinación de la respuesta y la recuperación en caso de un huracán u otro desastre. FEMA también insta a los ciudadanos a que usen esta semana como recordatorio anual para examinar su preparación personal de respuesta a emergencias. Nuestro equipo sólo puede estar preparado en la medida en que el público lo esté, por lo cual es importante que las personas que viven en áreas propensas a huracanes tomen medidas para prepararse y proteger a sus familias.
“Nunca sabemos dónde ocurrirá el próximo huracán o desastre, pero lo que sí sabemos es que estar preparado puede hacer una gran diferencia para individuos y grandes comunidades”, dijo el Administrador FEMA, Craig Fugate. “Instamos a todas las comunidades en las áreas propensas a huracanes, así como también las áreas tierra adentro, a que se preparen ahora mismo. Existen pasos que individuos, familias, comunidades, iglesias y negocios pueden implementar para protegerse así mismos en contra de huracanes y otros desastres”.
“Contar con un plan personal en caso de huracanes no es solamente para aquellos que viven en la costa. Las áreas tierra adentro son igualmente vulnerables a los efectos de los huracanes, incluyendo los vientos devastadores, tornados y especialmente las inundaciones”, dijo Bill Read, Director del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de NOAA.
A través de toda la temporada de huracanes es importante saber el nivel de riesgo del área en la que usted se encuentra y conocer la información meteorológica más reciente. Tener un radio de baterías como un radio meteorológica de NOAA es fundamental. Todos, incluso aquellos que viven en las áreas internas del país, también deben prepararse y revisar sus preparativos personales tales como equipos de suministros de emergencia y conocer las rutas de evacuación. Más información sobre cómo todos podemos estar preparados para ésta temporada de huracanes puede encontrarse enhttp://www.listo.gov/america/beinformed/hurricanes.html
Los negocios también tienen un rol vital en la preparación. Poner ahora un plan de desastre en movimiento mejorará las probabilidades de que su compañía pueda recuperarse de un desastre más rápidamente. Listo Negocios enumera las medidas más comunes para que dueños de negocios y gerentes puedan comenzar a prepararse.
Para más información sobre cómo todos podemos estar preparados para esta temporada de huracanes, visite www.listo.gov
Para más información acerca de las perspectivas de huracanes y la Semana Nacional de Preparación para los Huracanes, visitehttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/prepared_week.shtml
Haga clic aquí (Click here) para ver la Proclamación de la Semana Nacional de Preparación para los Huracanes.
Siga a FEMA en línea en http://blog.fema.gov, www.twitter.com/fema, www.facebook.com/fema, y www.youtube.com/fema. También siga las actividades del Administrador Craig Fugate en www.twitter.com/craigatfema. Los enlaces de redes sociales se proporcionan sólo como referencia.
La misión de FEMA es apoyar a los ciudadanos y a las agencias de primera respuesta para garantizar que trabajemos juntos como nación para desarrollar, mantener y mejorar nuestra capacidad de prepararnos, protegernos, y recuperarnos de los peligros, responder ante ellos y mitigarlos
Fecha de la última actualización: Lunes, 23-May-2011 09:33:32
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Seminario de Verano
Primer Aviso
OVAD de PR le invita al
Seminario de Verano
Co-auspiciado por el Ejército de Salvación
Fecha: del 7 al 9 de junio de 2011
Lugar: Facilidades del Ejército de Salvación en Caguas (véase mapa).
Costo por persona: Véase según el día (cubre almuerzos y meriendas)
Tendremos la participación de excelentes conferenciantes quienes ofrecerán talleres sobre temas tales como:
- Asistencia a Personas con Necesidades Funcionales “Preparándonos Juntos” (martes, 4 horas) Donativo
- Taller “Método de Sobrevivencia y Almacenaje de Alimentos Secos al Vacío” (miércoles, 8 horas) $10
- Taller “Desarrollo de Planes de Desalojo” (jueves, 4 horas) $10
Reserve la fecha en su calendario, y promocione esta excelente oportunidad dentro de su organización. Anhelamos tener la mejor participación y representación posible de todas las agencias y organizaciones que laboran con asistencia social. Próximamente se les enviará las hojas de pre-matrícula y la agenda.
Para información adicional puede comunicarse con:
- Dr. Daniel Juarbe, Presidente de OVAD, al 787-397-1323
- Sr. Francisco Rosario, Sub-Secretario de OVAD, al 787-246-7773
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
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