For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude..
The list of names for 2008 is as follows:
Name          pronunciation     name            pronunciation
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Alma          al- mah           Marie
Boris                           Norbert
Cristina                        Odile           OH deal-
Douglas                         Polo  
Elida         Ell- ee dah       Rachel
Fausto        fow- sto          Simon
Genevieve                       Trudy
Hernan        her nahn-         Vance
Iselle        ee sell-          Winnie
Julio         hoo- Lee o        Xavier          zay- vier
karina                          Yolanda         yo lahn- da
Lowell                          Zeke
This product...the tropical weather outlook...briefly describes
significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for
tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours. For 2008 the
issuance times of this product have been changed...to 5 am...11
am...5 PM and 11 PM PDT.  After the change to Standard time on
November 2...the issuance times will be 4 am...10 am...4 PM...and
10 PM PST. 
A separate product...the special tropical disturbance 
statement...may be issued at any time to describe strong...formative
weather systems that have not yet reached tropical depression
status. The special tropical disturbance statement is issued under
the WMO header wopz41 knhc and under AWIPS header miadsaep.
A Standard package of products...consisting of the tropical cyclone
public advisory...the forecast/advisory...the tropical cyclone
discussion...and a wind speed probability product...is issued every
six hours for all ongoing tropical cyclones. In addition...a
special advisory package may be issued at any time to advise of
significant unexpected changes or to modify watches or warnings.
Please note that beginning in 2008...public advisories are now
issued with every east Pacific advisory package.
An additional product...with which users may be less familiar...is
the tropical cyclone update.  The tropical cyclone update is a
brief statement to inform of significant changes in a tropical
cyclone or to Post or cancel watches or warnings.  It is used in
lieu of or to precede the issuance of a special advisory package. 
Tropical cyclone updates...which can be issued at any time...can be
found under WMO header wtpz61-65 knhc...and under AWIPS header
miatcuep1-5.
All National Hurricane Center text and graphical products are
available on the web at www.NHC.NOAA.Gov
Tropical storm formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.
  
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Forecaster Beven/Roberts
 
 

	
	

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