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Hurricane Potential

   Heights & IR Temps
   Heights & Wind
      Speed
   Heights & Vorticity
   Winds
   Streamlines & IR
      Temperatures
   Divergence
   Vertical Velocity
   Vertical Shear
   Vertical Shear & IR
      Temperatures
   Temperatures
   Potential
      Temperature
   Equivalent Potential
      Temperatures
   Cape
   Precipitable Water
   Precipitation
   IR Temps
   Heights
   Streamfunction
   Velocity Potential
   SSTs

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NOAA's 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) works in close collaboration with NOAA's National Hurricane Center and the Hurricane Research Division to produce seasonal Atlantic hurricane outlooks and climate summaries of recent past hurricane seasons. The current atmospheric and oceanic conditions over the tropical North Atlantic are summarized in the links below.

Heights & IR Temperatures

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000	850	700	200
Animation	1000	850	700	200

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Heights & Wind Speed

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000	850	700	200
Animation	1000	850	700	200

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Heights & Vorticity

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000	850	700	200
Animation	1000	850	700	200

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Winds

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000	850	700	200
Animation	1000	850	700	200

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Streamlines & IR Temperatures

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000	700	200
Animation	1000	700	200

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	200 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Divergence

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	850	200
Animation	850	200

Vertical Velocity

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	700	500
Animation	700	500

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	500 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	500 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	500 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	500 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	700 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	500 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Vertical Shear

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	200-850	600-900
Animation	200-850	600-900

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Vertical Shear & IR Temperatures

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	200-850	600-900
Animation	200-850	600-900

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	200-850 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z	600-900 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Temperatures

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000
Animation	1000

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Theta

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000
Animation	1000

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Theta-e

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000
Animation	1000

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Cape

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000
Animation	1000

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Precipitable Water

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000
Animation	1000 (6-hour)	1000 (11-day)	1000 (31-day)

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

Precipitation

GFS Forecasts:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Current	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
1-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
2-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
3-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z
4-Day Old	1000 00Z 06Z 12Z 18Z

IR Temperatures

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
6-hour	1000
Animation	1000

Heights

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Animation	1000 11-day 31-day	850 11-day 31-day	700 11-day 31-day	500 11-day 31-day

Streamfunction

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Indices	200 30-day Mean E. Atlantic Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean
Animation	200 11-day 31-day

Velocity Potential

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Indices	200 30-day Mean Time-Longitude (5^oN-5^oS) Time-Longitude (10^oN-20^oN)
Animation	200 11-day 31-day

Sea Surface Temperatures

Observed:	Atmospheric Level (hPa)
Indices	Tropical Atlantic & Pacific Atlantic (last 4 weeks) Pacific (last 4 weeks)
Animation	11-day 31-day Tropical Atlantic & Pacific (last 12 weeks)


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