[SMCARA] Hurricane Joaquin support Fwd FYI

[John Johnson]

All Con FYI

 Here are the Tropical Storm / Hurricane guidelines for MD Wing Civil Air
 Patrol.

 Note that emergency services frequencies begin being monitored at Condition
 IV (72 hours before arrival of storm winds)

 At Condition II (24 hours before arrival of storm winds) outside antennas
 are lowered, shifting to inside (or protected) antennas until after the
 storm passes.

 References for tracking tropical storms:

 Boat U S Hurricane Tracking (most comprehensive site)
    http://www.boatus.com/hurricanes/

 National Hurricane Center (Graphics Archives provides full history of the
 storm's evolution)
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/


 TWC Surface Weather Map with Fronts and Isobars

    http://www.weather.com/maps/currentusweather



 The 0818Q Wx shows some improvement with the forecast track of JOAQUIN 
going
 more offshore.

 The driving force is the Frontal system which, although now stationary, is
 off the coast. Tropical storms usually roll up along such fronts.

 However, Strong Storms have been known to punch through such fronts.

 The wide spaced Isobars indicate a shallow pressure gradient which means a
 weak frontal system.

 The frontal low pressure system, presently over Savanah GA and another
 intervening Low just east of the Bahamas will have an effect on the path of
 JOAQUIN.

 Meanwhile the Storm "Spaghetti" Models show tracks going all over the map
 but still influenced by the Front and that isolated Low system.



 John Johnson, WA3ZGD
 jajohnson at erols.com
 c 301 904 4693