The National Weather Service hurricane probability program.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: APR 1984Description: 70p., 21 refs, 58 figs, 32 tablesReport number: National Government; NOAA-TR-NWS-37Subject: Tropical cyclones (hurricanes/typhoons) cause death and destruction in catastrophic proportions around the tropical and subtropical regions of the world each year. The rate of loss has increased dramatically in recent years on a world wide basis, with occasional large loss of life. This same trend, with the exception of large loss of life, exists for the continental United States. In contrast to other regions of the world, the United States has been quite fortunate that loss of life from hurricanes has shown a steady decrease during this century. Coastal population growths and resident and industrial vulnerabilities to hurricanes have increased dramatically over the U.S., Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts. The National Weather Service has initiated a program using probabilities to quantitatively assess the uncertainties in the forecast tracks of hurricanes
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Tropical cyclones (hurricanes/typhoons) cause death and destruction in catastrophic proportions around the tropical and subtropical regions of the world each year. The rate of loss has increased dramatically in recent years on a world wide basis, with occasional large loss of life. This same trend, with the exception of large loss of life, exists for the continental United States. In contrast to other regions of the world, the United States has been quite fortunate that loss of life from hurricanes has shown a steady decrease during this century. Coastal population growths and resident and industrial vulnerabilities to hurricanes have increased dramatically over the U.S., Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts. The National Weather Service has initiated a program using probabilities to quantitatively assess the uncertainties in the forecast tracks of hurricanes
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