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href="#C">C</a> | <a href="#D">D</a> | <a href="#E">E</a> | <a href="#F">F</a> | <a href="#G">G</a> | <a href="#H">H</a> | <a href="#I">I</a> | <a href="#J">J</a> | <a href="#K">K</a> | <a href="#L">L</a> | <a href="#M">M</a> | <a href="#N">N</a> | <a href="#O">O</a> | <a href="#P">P</a> | Q | <a href="#R">R</a> | <a href="#S">S</a> | <a href="#T">T</a> | <a href="#U">U</a> | <a href="#V">V</a> | <a href="#W">W</a> | <a href="#X">X</a> | Y | <a href="#Z">Z</a> </p> <p class="reg"> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="A">A</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="AFOS"></a><b>AFOS</b> - Automation of Field Operations and Services</li> <li><a name="AOC"></a><b>AOC</b> - NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, Lakeland, FL</li> <li><a name="ARC"></a><b>ARC</b> - American Red Cross</li> <li><a name="ARES"></a><b>ARES</b> - Amateur Radio Emergency Services</li> <li><a name="ARRL"></a><b>ARRL</b> - American Radio Relay League</li> <li><a name="ARWO"></a><b>ARWO</b> - Aerial Reconnaissance Weather</li> <li><a name="ASOS"></a><b>ASOS</b> - Automated Surface Observing Systems</li> <li><a name="AST"></a><b>AST</b> - Atlantic Standard Time (EST + 1 or same as EDT)</li> <li><a name="ATCF"></a><b>ATCF</b> - Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecast</li> <li><a name="AVN"></a><b>AVN</b> - AViatioN run of the NCEP Medium Range Forecast (MRF)</li> <li><a name="AWIPS"></a><b>AWIPS</b> - Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="C">C</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="CARCAH"></a><b>CARCAH</b> - Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes</li> <li><a name="CDO"></a><b>CDO</b> - Central Dense Overcast</li> <li><a name="CDT"></a><b>CDT</b> - Central Daylight Time</li> <li><a name="CLIPER"></a><b>CLIPER</b> - CLImatology and PERsistence (statistical track forecast model)</li> <li><a name="CONUS"></a><b>CONUS</b> - Continental United States</li> <li><a name="CP"></a><b>CP</b> - Continental Polar (dry (continental) and cold (polar) airmass)</li> <li><a name="CPHC"></a><b>CPHC</b> - Central Pacific Hurricane Center</li> <li><a name="CST"></a><b>CST</b> - Central Standard Time</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="D">D</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="DAE"></a><b>DAE</b> - Disaster Assistance Employee</li> <li><a name="DAC"></a><b>DAC</b> - Disaster Application Center</li> <li><a name="DCO"></a><b>DCO</b> - Defense Coordinating Officer</li> <li><a name="DFO"></a><b>DFO</b> - Disaster Field Office</li> <li><a name="DOC"></a><b>DOC</b> - Department of Commerce</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="E">E</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="EAS"></a><b>EAS</b> - Emergency Alert System</li> <li><a name="EBS"></a><b>EBS</b> - Emergency Broadcast System</li> <li><a name="EDT"></a><b>EDT</b> - Eastern Daylight Time</li> <li><a name="EICC"></a><b>EICC</b> - Emergency Information and Coordination Center (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="EMS"></a><b>EMS</b> - Emergency Medical Services</li> <li><a name="EMWIN"></a><b>EMWIN</b> - Emergency Manager's Weather Information Center</li> <li><a name="EOC"></a><b>EOC</b> - Emergency Operations Center</li> <li><a name="EOP"></a><b>EOP</b> - Emergency Operations Plan</li> <li><a name="ERT"></a><b>ERT</b> - Emergency Response Team (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="ERT-A"></a><b>ERT-A</b> - Advance Element of the Emergency Response Team (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="ESF"></a><b>ESF</b> - Emergency Support Function</li> <li><a name="EST"></a><b>EST</b> - Emergency Support Team (FEMA) / Eastern Standard Time</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="F">F</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="FAST"></a><b>FAST</b> - Field Assessment Team</li> <li><a name="FCO"></a><b>FCO</b> - Federal Coordinating Officer (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="FEMA"></a><b>FEMA</b> - Federal Emergency Management Agency</li> <li><a name="FRP"></a><b>FRP</b> - Federal Response Plan</li> <li><a name="FTP"></a><b>FTP</b> - File Transfer Protocol</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="G">G</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="GFDL"></a><b>GFDL</b> - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (a location and a computer model)</li> <li><a name="GFS"></a><b>GFS</b> - Global Forecasting System</li> <li><a name="GIS"></a><b>GIS</b> - Graphical Information System</li> <li><a name="GMT"></a><b>GMT</b> - Greenwich Mean Time</li> <li><a name="GOES"></a><b>GOES</b> - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite</li> <li><a name="GTWO"></a><b>GTWO</b> - Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook</li> <li><a name="GUNS"></a><b>GUNS</b> - GFDL-UKMET-NOGAPS model ensemble average</li> <li><a name="GUNA"></a><b>GUNA</b> - GFDI-UKMI-NGPI-AVNI model ensemble average</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="H">H</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="HES"></a><b>HES</b> - Hurricane Evacuation Study</li> <li><a name="HF"></a><b>HF</b> - High Frequency</li> <li><a name="HFO"></a><b>HFO</b> - Honolulu Forecast Office</li> <li><a name="HLS"></a><b>HLS</b> - Hurricane Local Statement</li> <li><a name="HPC"></a><b>HPC</b> - Hurricane Prediction Center (now WPC)</li> <li><a name="HSF"></a><b>HSF</b> - High Seas Forecast</li> <li><a name="HSU"></a><b>HSU</b> - Hurricane Specialist Unit (at NHC)</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="I">I</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="ICAO"></a><b>ICAO</b> - International Civil Aviation Organization</li> <li><a name="ICS"></a><b>ICS</b> - Incident Command System</li> <li><a name="IT"></a><b>IT</b> - Information Technology Directorate (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="ITCZ"></a><b>ITCZ</b> - Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="J">J</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="JIC"></a><b>JIC</b> - Joint Information Center</li> <li><a name="JSON"></a><b>JSON</b> - Javascript Object Notation</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="K">K</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="KM"></a><b>KM</b> - Kilometers</li> <li><a name="KT"></a><b>KT</b> - Knots (nautical miles per hour 1 KT = 1.15 MPH)</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="L">L</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="LBAR"></a><b>LBAR</b> - Limited area BARotropic (NCEP model)</li> <li><a name="LGE"></a><b>LGE</b> - Logistic Growth Equation (modified SHIPS)</li> <li><a name="LLCC"></a><b>LLCC</b> - Low Level Cloud Center</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="M">M</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="M"></a><b>M</b> - Statute Mile</li> <li><a name="MB"></a><b>MB</b> - Millibars</li> <li><a name="MEOW"></a><b>MEOW</b> - Maximum Envelope of Water or Maximum Envelope of Winds</li> <li><a name="MERS"></a><b>MERS</b> - Mobile Emergency Response Support (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="MIA"></a><b>MIA</b> - MIAmi National Hurricane Center (in product names)</li> <li><a name="MPH"></a><b>MPH</b> - Miles Per Hour</li> <li><a name="MOC"></a><b>MOC</b> - MERS Operations Center (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="MRF"></a><b>MRF</b> - Medium Range Forecast (NCEP)</li> <li><a name="M/S"></a><b>M/S</b> - Meters Per Second</li> <li><a name="MT"></a><b>MT</b> - Mitigation Directorate (FEMA)</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="N">N</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="NAM"></a><b>NAM</b> - North American Mesoscale model</li> <li><a name="NASA"></a><b>NASA</b> - National Aeronautics and Space Administration</li> <li><a name="NAWAS"></a><b>NAWAS</b> - National Warning System</li> <li><a name="NAWIPS"></a><b>NAWIPS</b> - NAtional centers AWIPS</li> <li><a name="NDMS"></a><b>NDMS</b> - National Disaster Medical System</li> <li><a name="NECC"></a><b>NECC</b> - National Emergency Coordination Center (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="NEXRAD"></a><b>NEXRAD</b> - Next Generation of Radar</li> <li><a name="NHC"></a><b>NHC</b> - National Hurricane Center</li> <li><a name="NOAA"></a><b>NOAA</b> - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</li> <li><a name="NM"></a><b>NM</b> - Nautical Mile</li> <li><a name="NPSC"></a><b>NPSC</b> - National Process Serving Center (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="NTC"></a><b>NTC</b> - National Teleregistration Center (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="NOGAPS"></a><b>NOGAPS</b> - Naval Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System</li> <li><a name="NVOAD"></a><b>NVOAD</b> - National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster</li> <li><a name="NWS"></a><b>NWS</b> - National Weather Service</li> <li><a name="NWSFO"></a><b>NWSFO</b> - National Weather Service Forecasting Office</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="O">O</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="OSC"></a><b>OSC</b> - On-Scene Coordinator</li> <li><a name="OS"></a><b>OS</b> - Operations Support Directorate (FEMA)</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="P">P</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="PIO"></a><b>PIO</b> - Public Information Officer</li> <li><a name="PT"></a><b>PT</b> - Preparedness, Training and Exercises Directorate (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="PUP"></a><b>PUP</b> - Principle User Processor</li> <li><a name="PWS"></a><b>PWS</b> - Tropical Cyclone Wind Speed Probabilities</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="R">R</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="RACES"></a><b>RACES</b> - Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service</li> <li><a name="RADAR"></a><b>RADAR</b> - Radio Detection And Ranging</li> <li><a name="RD"></a><b>RD</b> - Regional Director</li> <li><a name="REACT"></a><b>REACT</b> - Radio Emergency Associated Communication Team</li> <li><a name="ROC"></a><b>ROC</b> - Regional Operations Center</li> <li><a name="RR"></a><b>RR</b> - Response and Recovery Directorate (FEMA)</li> <li><a name="RSS"></a><b>RSS</b> - Really Simple Syndication</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" id="S">S</h4> <ul type="none" style="width:45%; margin:0 auto;"> <li><a name="SCO"></a><b>SCO</b> - State Coordinating Officer</li> <li><a name="SFMR"></a><b>SFMR</b> - Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer</li> <li><a name="SHIFOR"></a><b>SHIFOR</b> - Statistical Hurricane Intensity FORecast</li> <li><a name="SHIPS"></a><b>SHIPS</b> - Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme</li> <li><a name="SITREP"></a><b>SITREP</b> - Situation Report</li> <li><a name="SJU"></a><b>SJU</b> - San Juan, PR Weather Forecast Office</li> <li><a name="SLOSH"></a><b>SLOSH</b> - Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges for Hurricanes</li> <li><a name="SOP"></a><b>SOP</b> - Standard Operating Procedure</li> <li><a name="SPC"></a><b>SPC</b> - Storm Prediction Center</li> <li><a name="SSU"></a><b>SSU</b> - Storm Surge Unit (at NHC)</li> </ul> <h4 style="text-align:center;" 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