HURRICANE ALMA August 26-September 2, 1962

The following is the directory structure used for hurricane ALMA in the

Hurricane Wallet Digital Archives. The first level of subdirectory is the

year (e.g. ATL1962) and all directories subordinate will have data for storms

which occurred in that year. The README.TXT file in the ATL1962

directory is the directory structure for the 1962 digital archives.

The second level of subdirectories are labeled by the storm name. In 1962 we

had Alma, Becky, Celia, Daisy, and Ella. The README.TXT file in this

directory lists and summarizes the files archived for hurricane ALMA.

The third level of directories are labeled by a name, acronym, or mnemonic

related to the data contained in that directory. Types of files are: *.GIF files

are graphics files, *.TXT files are ASCII text files, and *.WPD files are in

WordPerfect 6.1.

Directory PATH listing

D:\ATL1962\ALMA

| README.TXT - this file

|

+---OPLTRACK	-	map of the storm track

| TRACK1.GIF	-	Each numeral is a different map, a letter suffix indicates different

| TRACK2.GIF	sections of the same map that was scanned in sections because

| TRACK3.GIF	it was too large for the bed of the scanner

| TRACK4A.GIF

| TRACK4B.GIF

| TRACK4C.GIF

| TRACK5A.GIF

| TRACK5B.GIF

| TRACK6A.GIF

| TRACK6B.GIF

| TRACK6C.GIF

| TRACK7.GIF

| TRACK8.GIF

|

+---MARINE	-	tropical cyclone marine bulletin predecessor

| TCM2722Z.GIF	-	08/27 2200 UTC (Z)

| TCM2804Z.GIF	etc.

| TCM2810Z.GIF

| TCM2816Z.GIF

| TCM2822Z.GIF

| TCM2904Z.GIF

| TCM2718Z.GIF

| TCM2910Z.GIF

| TCM2916Z.GIF

| TCM2922Z.GIF

| TCM3004Z.GIF

| TCM3010Z.GIF

|

+---RECONPLT	-	plotted data from aircraft reconnaisance of tropical cyclones

| N6540CA.GIF	-	Navy flight N6540C

| N6540CB.GIF

| N37895A.GIF	-	Navy flight N37895

| N37895B.GIF

| GULLONEC.GIF -	Air Force flight Gull One

| GULLONEB.GIF

| GULLONEA.GIF

| EYEMSGS.GIF	-	eye messages

|

+---MODELIN	-	data input used for numerical models

| M24F2712.GIF	-	worksheet for 24 hour forecast from 08/27 1200 UTC (Z)

| M24F2812.GIF	etc.

| M24F2800.GIF

| M24F2900.GIF

| M24F2912.GIF

| M36F2712.GIF	-	worksheet for 36 hour forecast from 08/27 1200 UTC (Z)

| M36F2912.GIF	etc.

| M36F2800.GIF

| M36F2812.GIF

| A2712Z.GIF	-	a gridded worksheet 08/27 1200 UTC (Z)

| A2900Z.GIF	etc.

| A2800ZP.GIF	-	preliminary for 08/28 0000Z

| A2800Z.GIF

| A3000Z.GIF

| S2800Z.GIF	-	worksheet based on 700mb matrix, 08/27 1200Z

| S2812Z.GIF	etc.

| S2912Z.GIF

|

+---MODELOUT	-	output from the models

| BARATROP.GIF -	baratropic model messages

| PROGMSG.GIF	-	position messages

| TRAVELER.GIF	-	Travelers model

| VERTVLR.GIF	-	verification of Travelers model

|

+---PRELOC	-	local WBAS, WFO, WFSO, WFO or other post storm reports

| PSHCHS.GIF	-	Charleston SC teletype (TTY) report

| PSHCAE.GIF	-	Columbia SC TTY

| PSHILM.GIF	-	Wilmington NC

| PSHHAT.GIF	-	Cape Hatteras NC

| PSHORF.GIF	-	Norfolk VA

| PSHBOS.GIF	-	Noaton MA

| RDU0830.GIF	-	Raleigh NC letter 08/30/61

| ILM0829.GIF	-	Wilmington NC 09/29/61

| BOS1107A.GIF	-	Boston MA 11/07/61 report, page 1

| BOS1107B.GIF	-	page 2

| BOS1107C.GIF	-	page 3

|

+---PRENHC	-	NHC preliminary report

| DRAFT1.GIF	-	hand written draft, page 1

| DRAFT2.GIF	-	page 2

| DRAFT3.GIF	-	page 3

|

+---WORKSHT	-	worksheets for coordination calls

| W2718Z.GIF	-	08/27 1800 UTC (Z)

| W2722Z.GIF	etc.

| W2804Z.GIF

| W2810Z.GIF

| W2816Z.GIF

| W2822Z.GIF

| W2904Z.GIF

| W2910Z.GIF

| W2916Z.GIF

| W2922Z.GIF

| W3004Z.GIF

| W3010Z.GIF

|

\---LOCAL	-	hurricane local statements (cccHLSxxx)

HLSCHS.GIF	-	Charleston SC

HLSILM.GIF	-	Wil;mington NC

HLSORF.GIF	-	Norfolk VA

HLSBOS.GIF	-	Boston MA