000 ABPZ20 KNHC 151057 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2007 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. THE LIST OF NAMES FOR 2007 IS AS FOLLOWS: NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION ------------------------------------------------------------- ALVIN MANUEL MAHN WELL- BARBARA NARDA COSME COS- MAY OCTAVE AHK- TAVE DALILA PRISCILLA ERICK RAYMOND FLOSSIE SONIA SONE- YAH GIL TICO TEE- KOH HENRIETTE HEN REE ETT- VELMA IVO WALLIS JULIETTE XINA ZEE- NAH KIKO KEE- KO YORK LORENA LOW RAY- NA ZELDA ZEL- DAH 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 CYCLONE FORMATION. A SEPARATE PRODUCT...THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT... MAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME TO DESCRIBE STRONG OR FORMATIVE WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT HAVE NOT YET REACHED TROPICAL CYCLONE STATUS. THE SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT IS ISSUED UNDER THE WMO HEADER WOPZ41 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIADSAEP. A STANDARD PACKAGE OF TEXT PRODUCTS...CONSISTING OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY...THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSION...AND A WIND SPEED PROBABILITY PRODUCT...INTRODUCED IN 2006...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 NOTIFY USERS OF CHANGES THAT OTHER COUNTRIES MAKE TO THEIR WATCHES OR WARNINGS. IT IS ALSO SOMETIMES ISSUED TO ALERT USERS THAT A SPECIAL ADVISORY PACKAGE IS ABOUT TO BE RELEASED. TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATES...WHICH CAN BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME...CAN BE FOUND UNDER WMO HEADERS WTPZ61-65 KNHC...AND UNDER AWIPS HEADERS MIATCUEP1-5. ALL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TEXT AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN