000 ABPZ20 KNHC 151101 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0400 AM PDT MON MAY 15 2006 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. A BROAD AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. WHILE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN GRADUALLY INCREASING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...THERE IS LITTLE ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. TODAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON...WHICH WILL RUN THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER. THE LIST OF NAMES FOR 2006 IS AS FOLLOWS: NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION ------------------------------------------------------------- ALETTA A LET- A MIRIAM BUD NORMAN CARLOTTA OLIVIA DANIEL PAUL EMILIA EE MILL- YA ROSA FABIO FAH- BEE O SERGIO SIR- GEE OH GILMA TARA HECTOR VICENTE VEE CEN- TAY ILEANA ILL AY AH- NAH WILLA JOHN XAVIER ZAY- VIER KRISTY YOLANDA YO LAHN- DA LANE ZEKE THIS PRODUCT...THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...IS ISSUED FOUR TIMES A DAY...AT 4 AM...10 AM...4 PM AND 10 PM PACIFIC TIME. IT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORMATION. A SEPARATE PRODUCT...THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT...MAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO DESCRIBE STRONG... FORMATIVE WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NOT YET REACHED TROPICAL DEPRESSION STATUS. THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT IS ISSUED UNDER THE WMO HEADER WOPZ41 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIADSAEP. A STANDARD PACKAGE OF PRODUCTS...CONSISTING OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY...AND THE CYCLONE DISCUSSION...IS ISSUED EVERY SIX HOURS FOR ALL ONGOING TROPICAL CYCLONES. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ARE ALSO ISSUED FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES THREATENING LAND AREAS. IN ADDITION...A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGE MAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO ADVISE OF SIGNIFICANT UNEXPECTED CHANGES OR TO MODIFY WATCHES OR WARNINGS. AN ADDITIONAL PRODUCT...OF WHICH USERS MAY BE LESS FAMILIAR...IS THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE IS A BRIEF STATEMENT TO INFORM OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN A TROPICAL CYCLONE OR TO POST OR CANCEL WATCHES OR WARNINGS. IT IS USED IN LIEU OF OR TO PRECEDE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGE. TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATES...WHICH CAN BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME...CAN BE FOUND UNDER WMO HEADERS WTPZ61 KNHC THROUGH WTPZ65 KNHC...AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCUEP. FORECASTER BEVEN $$