Atlantic Basin Hurricane & Tropical Storm Center
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GOES-East Fails for Second Time in One Year
May 23, 2013; 9:37 AM ET
GOES-East failed again late Tuesday. It is one of the main satellites meteorologists use for the eastern part of the United States and the tropical Atlantic.
2013 Atlantic Storms
| Andrea | Barry | Chantal | Dorian | Erin | Fernand |
| Gabrielle | Humberto | Ingrid | Jerry | Karen | Lorenzo |
| Melissa | Nestor | Olga | Pablo | Rebekah | Sebastien |
| Tanya | Van | Wendy | |||
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National Hurricane Center Outlook
059 ABNT20 KNHC 030101 TWOAT SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 800 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN AZORES IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF GALE-FORCE WINDS NORTH OF THE CENTER. THIS SYSTEM IS IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING FRONTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENT INTO A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE IS NOT EXPECTED. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK ISSUED ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. && HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAN BE FOUND UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER BROWN
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