Forecasters Guide - (IMD), Pune

Coastal Station : Name Surface Wind 0.9 kms.
(1) _____ ___________ _______
(2) _____ ___________ _______
(3) _____ ___________ _______
Satellite evidence : CF________ BF ________ T./CI Number ______ D or W ____
Radar evidence : No. of spiral bands eye width Tendency
_________ _______ _____
Microseisms:
______________________________________
Aircraft reconnaissance: __________________________________
Weather / Wind distribution:
(a) distance of outermost spiral band from centre :
(b) Outermost radius of Hurricane Wind : Gale Wind:
(c) Maximum wind :
(d) Lowest Pressure :
(e) Surge height from
Location of Centres:
(a) Ships reports :
(b) Coastal stations : Surface, Upper air:
(c) Satellite : (1) INSAT/METSAT position
(2) Locally estimated from picture:
(3) Washington position 24 hrs. earlier:
(d) Radar position :from (station) at time :
(e) Aircraft reconnaissances / Guam bulletin
(f) Finally agreed official position :
(g) Confidence: Tolerance of Fix.
Lat.
Long.
Forecast Intensity change:
(a) Pressure changes:
(b) Upper divergence:
(c) Is the area climatologically favourable for
intensification:
(d) Elapsed time in days: since depression stage – Cyclonic storm stage
(e) Satellite evidence : (1) Cirrus outflow straight/curved
(2) No. of feeder bands
(3) above feeder bands developing/dissolving
(f) Radar evidence : (1) eye diameter decreasing/increasing
(2) organisation of spiral bands
Past movement : Climatological vectors: Analouge storms from storm tracks.
(a) past 24 hrs. from 2½ degree square Dates :
(b) Past 12 hrs.
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