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From the National Hurricane Center
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
700 PM EST WED NOV 30 2011

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

1. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
BERMUDA IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF GALE-FORCE WINDS NORTH AND EAST OF
THE CENTER.  WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A
LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...UPPER-LEVEL
WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...AND THE LOW
IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. 
THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A
SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD
AT 15-20 MPH.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND
IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...
UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

THIS IS THE LAST TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK OF THE 2011 ATLANTIC
HURRICANE SEASON.  THE NEXT REGULAR TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL
BE ISSUED ON JUNE 1 2012.  SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL
BE ISSUED AS NEEDED IF A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM FORMS DURING
THE OFF-SEASON.

Colorado State University's December 2011 Hurricane Forecast
Forecast Parameter and 1950-2000
Climatology (in parentheses)
8 Dec 2010Update
6 April 2011
Update
1 June 2011
Update
3 Aug 2011
Observed 2011
Total
 Named Storms (9.6)1716161619*
 Named Storm Days (49.1)8580808090.50
 Hurricanes (5.9)99997*
 Hurricane Days (24.5)4035353525
 Major Hurricanes (2.3)55553
 Major Hurricane Days (5.0)101010104.50
 Accumulated Cyclone Energy (96.2)165160160160125
 Net Tropical Cyclone Activity (100%)180175175175137
Read the entire forecast


 The 2012 Hurricane Season Statistics 
 Tropical Depressions0
 Named Storms0
 Named Storm Days0
 Hurricanes0
 Hurricane Days0
 Intense Hurricanes0
 Intense Hurricane Days0


  2012 Hurricane / Tropical Storm Names  
 Alberto Helene Oscar
 Beryl Isaac Patty
 Chris Joyce Rafael
 Debby Kirk Sandy
 Ernesto Leslie Tony
 Florence Michael Valerie
 Gordon Nadine William


Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
IntensityWind SpeedCentral Pressure Storm SurgeDamage Potential
Tropical Depression< 39 MPH NoneNone
Tropical Storm39 - 73 MPH 1 - 2 feetNo real damage
Category 174 - 95 MPH > 980 MB3 - 5 feetMinimal damage
Category 296 - 110 MPH 965 - 979 MB6 - 8 feetModerate damage
Category 3111 - 130 MPH 945 - 964 MB9 - 12 feetExtensive damage
Category 4131 - 155 MPH 920 - 944 MB13 - 18 feetExtreme damage
Category 5> 155 MPH < 920 MB19+ feetCatastrophic damage




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