Example - Tropical Cyclone Update

Example 1 - TCU to provide a continuous flow of information when watches or warnings are in effect and the center can be easily tracked with land-based radar.

ZCZC MIATCUAT4 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM

HURRICANE ISAAC TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092012
1100 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...11 AM POSITION UPDATE...

A gust to 67 mph was recently reported at Shell Beach Louisiana.
Tropical storm conditions are continuing along the Mississppi and
Alabama coasts.

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM CDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.6N 90.7W
ABOUT 1 MI...2 KM W OF HOUMA LOUISIANA
ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM SW OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 INCHES

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Forecaster Stewart

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Example 2 - TCU to change the status of a tropical cyclone


ZCZC MIATCUAT3 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
 
Hurricane Zeta Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL282020
210 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2020

...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND ZETA HAS STRENGTHENED 
TO A HURRICANE...

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate 
that Zeta has become a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds near 
80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. 

 
SUMMARY OF 210 PM CDT...1910 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.4N 85.8W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM SE OF COZUMEL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Brennan/Pasch
 
 
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