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Data from 1971 to 1991–92 are based on official exchange rates. Data from 1992 to 1993 onward are based on FEDAI (Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India) indicative rates. Data from 1971 to 1972–73 for the Deutsche Mark and the Japanese Yen are cross rates with the US Dollar. The Euro replaced the Deutsche Mark w.e.f. January 1, 1999.
Hurricanes Rita and Philippe shown with 1-2-3 rule predictions. The 1-2-3 rule (mariner's 1-2-3 rule or danger area) is a guideline commonly taught to mariners for severe storm (specifically hurricane and tropical storm) tracking and prediction. The 1-2-3 rule has two parts, the 34-Knot Rule which is the danger area to be avoided. [8]
The cone represents the probable position of a tropical cyclone's circulation center, and is made by drawing a set of circles centered at each forecast point—12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 hours for a three-day forecast, as well as 96 and 120 hours for a five-day forecast. The radius of each circle is equal to encompass two-thirds of the historical ...
TCWS #1 - Tropical cyclone winds of 39–61 km/h are prevailing or expected within the next 36 hours. TCWS #2 - Tropical cyclone winds of 62–88 km/h are prevailing or expected within the next 24 hours. TCWS #3 - Tropical cyclone winds of 89–117 km/h are prevailing or expected within the next 18 hours.
October hurricane forecast: Brace for the 'return of big hurricanes' Hurricane Kirk path tracker Hurricane Kirk spaghetti models System could threaten Florida next week. The NHC also said ...
The forecast of hurricanes and major hurricanes may end up being accurate, depending on what happens with Kirk and other activity, but the number of named storms forecast will likely be much too ...
The highest ACE of a Category 1 hurricane was Hurricane Nadine in 2012, which attained an ACE of 26.3. The record for lowest ACE of a tropical storm is jointly held by Tropical Storm Chris in 2000 and Tropical Storm Philippe in 2017 , both of which were tropical storms for only six hours and had an ACE of just 0.1225.
The first hurricane warning service was set up in the 1870s from Cuba with the work of Father Benito Viñes. After his death, hurricane warning services were assumed by the United States Signal Corps and United States Weather Bureau over the next decade, first based in Jamaica in 1898 and Cuba in 1899 before shifting to Washington, D.C., in 1902.