Hurricane Specialist Unit

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The Hurricane Specialist Unit is the team of expert meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center responsible for forecasting, tracking, and issuing warnings for tropical cyclones.

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instanceOf meteorological unit
operational forecasting team
aimsTo protect life and property from tropical cyclone hazards
collaboratesWith National Weather Service forecast offices
emergency management agencies
international meteorological services
country United States
dataSource NOAA Hurricane Hunters
U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters
employs hurricane specialists
tropical cyclone forecasters
field meteorology
operational weather forecasting
tropical meteorology
headquartersLocation Miami, Florida
linked to: Miami
issues forecast discussions
public advisories
tropical cyclone updates
tropical weather outlooks
language English
locatedIn Miami, Florida
linked to: Miami
mission to provide accurate and timely forecasts and warnings of tropical cyclones
notableFor operational hurricane forecasting in the United States
operatesIn North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic area

eastern North Pacific Ocean
parentOrganization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
partOf National Hurricane Center
responsibleFor advisories for Atlantic tropical cyclones
advisories for eastern North Pacific tropical cyclones
forecasting tropical cyclones
issuing tropical cyclone warnings
issuing tropical cyclone watches
tracking tropical cyclones
sector public sector
specializesIn hurricanes
subtropical cyclones
tropical cyclones
tropical storms
typeOfForecasts intensity forecasts
storm surge related guidance
track forecasts
wind speed forecasts
uses aircraft reconnaissance data
numerical weather prediction models
radar data
satellite observations
surface and buoy observations

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National Hurricane Center hasDivision Hurricane Specialist Unit
Storm Surge Unit collaboratesWith National Hurricane Center Hurricane Specialists Unit
linked to: Hurricane Specialist Unit
U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters cooperatesWith National Hurricane Center Hurricane Specialists
linked to: Hurricane Specialist Unit