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NHC/TPC Publications


Here are details on NHC/TPC publications and how to find them:

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Annual Hurricane Season Articles

NHC publishes three annual summaries of tropical cyclone activity in its area of responsibility. These include: 1) The Atlantic Hurricane Season, 2) The Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season, and 3) Atlantic Tropical Systems. The Hurricane Season summaries include descriptions of named storms along with pertinent meteorological data and satellite imagery. The Atlantic Tropical Systems article gives a description of tropical disturbances in the Atlantic (especially tropical waves) and provides information on non-developing cyclones.

The annual summaries can be found in the following periodicals:

  • Mariner's Weather Log
  • Monthly Weather Review
  • Weatherwise

These journals can be found in your public library or university library. The Monthly Weather Review and Weatherwise are found in the science section, while the Mariner's Weather Log is found in the Government Documents section under the Department of Commerce.

Atlantic Hurricane Season Summaries can be found in the Monthly Weather Review back to the 1930's, with descriptions of individual storms available back to the start of the journal in 1886. The are found in the other to journals for as long as they have been around. Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Summaries (including those from the former Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center in Redwood City, CA) are available in all the journals dating back to the early 1960's.

The Atlantic Tropical Systems article dates back to the 1970's, with a break in the publication from 1980 to 1988. It is found only in the Monthly Weather Review.


NHC/TPC Technical Memoranda/Reports

Many NHC/TPC publications are found in the NOAA/ESSA Technical Memorandum Series published by the Department of Commerce. These should be available in the Government Documents section of your public or university library. Memoranda starting with WBTM SR 38 are also available from the following:

National Technical Information Service
Technology Administration
U. S. Department of Commerce
Springfield, VA 22161
Phone: 703-487-4650

Please check with NTIS for the latest prices. The accession number for ordering is given in parentheses at the end of the entry when available.


ESSA Technical Memoranda

SRTM 28: The Weather Distribution with Upper Tropospheric Cold Lows in the Tropics - Neil L. Frank - September, 1966.

WBTM SR 38: Florida Hurricanes - Gordon E. Dunn and Staff NHC - November, 1967. (PB 182 220)

WBTM SR 42: Memorable Hurricanes of the United States Since 1873 - Arnold L. Sugg and Robert L. Carrodus - January, 1969. (PB 182 228)

WBTM SR 44: Climatology of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones by Two and One-Half Degree Latitude-Longitude Boxes - John R. Hope and Charles J. Neumann - February, 1969. (PB 183 308)

WBTM SR 45: On the Maximum Sustained Winds Occurring in Atlantic Hurricanes - Charles Holliday - May, 1969. (PB 184 609)

WBTM SR 46: Hemispheric Circulation and Anomaly Patterns Observed When Tropical Storms Reach Hurricane Intensity - Paul J. Hebert and Banner I. Miller - May, 1969. (PB 184 610)

WBTM SR 47: Disturbances in the Tropical and Equatorial Atlantic - Robert H. Simpson - June, 1969. (PB 184 740)

WBTM SR 49: A Mean Storm Surge Profle - Arnold L. Sugg - December, 1969. (PB 188 422)

WBTM SR 50: A Reassessment of the Hurricane Prediction Problem - Robert H. Simpson - February, 1970. (PB 189 846)

WBTM SR 51: The Satellite Applications Section of the National Hurricane Center - Robert H. Simpson and D. C. Gaby - September, 1970. (COM 71 00005)


NOAA Technical Memoranda NWS

NWS SR 53: The Decision Process in Hurricane Forecasting - Robert H. Simpson - January, 1971. (COM 71 00336)

NWS SR 55: Digitized Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks - John R. Hope and Charles J. Neumann - February, 1971. (COM 71 00984)

NWS SR 56: Memorable Hurricanes of the United States Since 1873 - Arnold L. Sugg, Leonard G. Pardue, and Robert L. Carrodus - April, 1971. (COM 71 00610)

NWS SR 58: Atlantic Hurricane Frequencies Along the U.S. Coastline - Robert H. Simpson and Miles B. Lawrence - June 1971. (COM 71 00796)

NWS SR 62: An Alternate to the HURRAN (Hurricane Analog) Tropical Cyclone Forecast System - Charles J. Neumann - January, 1972. (COM 72 10351)

NWS SR 63: A Statistical Method of Combining Synoptic and Empirical Tropical Cyclone Prediction Systems - Charles J. Neumann, John R. Hope, and Banner I. Miller - May, 1972. (COM 72 10553)

NWS SR 69: Statistical-Dynamical Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Motion - Charles J. Neumann and Miles B. Lawrence - April, 1973. (COM 73 10728)

NWS SR 71: A Decision Proceedure for Application in Predicting the Landfall of Hurricanes - Robert H. Simpson and Brian R. Jarvinen - August, 1973. (COM-73-11663/AS)

NWS SR 72: Objective Analysis of the Sea Surface Temperature - Brian R. Jarvinen - August, 1973. (COM 73-11643)

NWS SR 81: The Effect of Initial Data Uncertainties on the Performance of Statistical Tropical Cyclone Models - Charles J. Neumann - March, 1975. (COM 75-10483/AS)

NWS SR 82: A Statistical Study of Tropical Cyclone Positioning Errors with Economic Applications - Charles J. Neumann - March, 1975. (COM 75-11362/AS)

NWS SR 83: A Satellite Classification Technique for Subtropical Cyclones - Paul J. Hebert and Kenneth O. Poteat - July, 1975. (COM 75-11220/AS)


NWS NHC 1: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1974 - John R. Hope and Staff, NHC - January, 1976. (PB285261/AS)

NWS NHC 2: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation - Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1975 - Paul J. Hebert and Staff, NHC - January, 1977. (PB285263/AS)

NWS NHC 3: Intensification Criteria for Tropical Depressions in the Western North Atlantic - Paul J. Hebert - April, 1977. (PB285415/AS)

NWS NHC 4: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1976 - Paul J. Hebert and Staff, NHC - May, 1977. (PB285262/AS)

NWS NHC 5: Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks by 5-, 10-, 15-, and 30-Day Periods - Brian R. Jarvinen and Charles J. Neumann - May, 1978. (PB284009/AS)

NWS NHC 6: A Tropical Cyclone Data Tape for the North Atlantic Basin, 1886-1977; Contents, Limitations, and Uses - Brian R. Jarvinen and Eduardo L. Caso - June, 1978. (PB285504/AS)

NWS NHC 7: The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of the Century (And Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) - Paul J. Hebert and Glenn Taylor - August, 1978. (PB286753/AS)

NWS NHC 8: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1977 - Miles B. Lawrence, Paul J. Hebert and Staff, NHC - March, 1979. (PB295702)

NWS NHC 9: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1978 - Paul J. Hebert and Staff, NHC - April, 1979. (PB296323)

NWS NHC 10: Statistical Forecasts Of Tropical Cyclone Intensity for the North Atlantic Basin - Brian R. Jarvinen and Charles J. Neumann - April, 1979. (PB297185)

NWS NHC 11: A Guide to Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Models for The Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Motion - Charles J. Neumann - April, 1979. (PB297141/AS)

NWS NHC 12: Modificantion of NMC Analyses and Prognoses for Use in Statistical Tropical Cyclone Prediction Models - Preston W. Leftwich, Jr. - May, 1979. (PB297190)

NWS NHC 13: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1979 - Paul J. Hebert and Staff, NHC - June, 1980.

NWS NHC 14: A Statistical Tropical Cyclone Motion Forecasting System for the Gulf of Mexico - Robert T. Merril - August, 1980.

NWS NHC 15: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1980 - Glenn Taylor and Staff, NHC - June, 1981.

NWS NHC 16: A Compilation of Eastern and Central North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Data - Gail M. Brown and Preston W. Leftwich, Jr. - August, 1982. (PB83115444)

NWS NHC 17: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1981 - Staff, NHC - November, 1982.

NWS NHC 18: The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of the Century (And Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) - Paul J. Hebert and Glenn Taylor, NHC - January, 1983. (PB83-163527)(Revised as NOAA TM NWS NHC 31)

NWS NHC 19: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1982 - Gilbert B. Clark and Staff, NHC - February, 1983. (PB83184077)

NWS NHC 20: The Miss/Hit Ratio - An Estimate of Reliability for Tropical Cyclone Track Prediction - Preston W. Leftwich - April, 1983.

NWS NHC 21: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1983 - Gilbert B. Clark and Staff, NHC - January, 1984.

NWS NHC 22: A Tropical Cyclone Data Tape for the North Atlantic Basin, 1886-1983; Contents, Limitations, and Uses - Brian R. Jarvinen, Charles J. Neumann, and Mary A. S. Davis - March, 1984.

NWS NHC 23: Frequency and Motion of Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclones - Congyuan Xue and Charles J. Neumann - May, 1984. (PB85106466)

NWS NHC 24: Hurricane Experience Levels of Coastal County Populations Texas to Maine - Paul J. Hebert, Glenn Taylor (Retired), and Robert, A. Case - June 1984. (PB85111383)(Revised as NOAA TM NWS NHC 46)

NWS NHC 25: A Tropical Cyclone Data Tape for the Eastern and Central North Pacific Basins, 1949-1983: Contents, Limitations, and Uses - Mary A. S. Davis, Gail M. Brown, and Preston Leftwich - September, 1984. (PB85110054)

NWS NHC 26: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1984 - Gilbert B. Clark and Robert A. Case, NHC - February, 1985.

NWS NHC 27: A Storm Surge Atlas for Corpus Christi, Texas - Brian R. Jarvinen, A. Barry Damiano, and Gloria J. D. Lockett - August, 1985.

NWS NHC 28: A Statistical Model for the Prediction of Western Pacific Tropical Cyclone Motion - Yimiing Xu and Charles J. Neumann - November, 1985.

NWS NHC 29: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation - Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1985 - Gilbert B Clark and Robert A. Case - March, 1986.

NWS NHC 30: A Storm Surge Atlas for the Sabine Lake (Texas/Louisiana) Area - Victor Wiggert and Brian Jarvinen - April, 1986.

NWS NHC 31: The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) (Revision of NOAA TM NWS NHC 18) - Paul J. Hebert (WSFO Miami); Glenn Taylor and Robert A. Case (NHC) - Revised February, 1992.

NWS NHC 32: Comparison of Observed Versus SLOSH Model Computed Storm Surge Hydrographs Along the Delaware and New Jersey Shorelines for Hurricane Gloria, September, 1985 - Brian Jarvinen (NHC) and Jeff Gebert (Army COE, Philadelphia, PA) - September, 1986.

NWS NHC 33: Hurricane Tracking Using an Envelope Approach - Impacts Upon Forecasts - Robert C. Sheets - October, 1986.

NWS NHC 34: An Experiment in Statistical Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change - Robert T. Merril - February, 1987.

NWS NHC 35: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation - Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1986 - Gilbert B Clark and Robert A. Case - March, 1987.

NWS NHC 36: Observed Versus SLOSH Model Storm Surge for Connecticut, New York, and Upper New Jersey in Hurricane Gloria, September, 1985 - Brian Jarvinen and Jeff Gebert - August, 1987.

NWS NHC 37: Observed Versus SLOSH Model Storm Surge for North Carolina in Hurricane Gloria, September, 1985 - Brian Jarvinen and Alan McDuffie - August, 1987.

NWS NHC 38: The National Hurricane Center Risk Analysis Program (HURISK) - Charles J. Neumann - November, 1987.

NWS NHC 39: Satellite Interpretation Messages - A User's Guide - James S. Lynch - May, 1987.

NWS NHC 40: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation - Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1987 - Gilbert B Clark and Robert A. Case - March, 1988.

NWS NHC 41: The National Hurricane Center NHC83 Model - Charles J. Neumann - May, 1988 - Robert A. Case and Gilbert B. Clark - March, 1989.

NWS NHC 42: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation - Atlantic Tropical Cyclones 1988 - Gilbert B Clark and Robert A. Case - March, 1989.

NWS NHC 43: Annual Data and Verification Tabulation - Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclones 1988.

NWS NHC 44: A Revised National Hurricane Center NHC83 Model (NHC90) - Charles J. Neumann (Science Applications International Corporation) And Colin J. McAdie (NHC) - November, 1991.

NWS NHC 45: Hurricane Gilbert (1988) In Review and Perspective - Edward N. Rappaport and Colin J. McAdie - November, 1991.

NWS NHC 46: Hurricane Experience Levels of Coastal County Populations from Texas to Maine - Jerry D. Jarrell, Paul J. Hebert, and Max Mayfield - August, 1992.

NWS NHC 47: The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1994 - Edward N. Rappaport and Jose Fernandez-Partagas - January, 1995.


NWS TPC 1: The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century (and Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts) (Revision of NOAA TM NWS NHC 31) - Paul J. Hebert (NWSFO Miami), Jerry D. Jarrell, and Max Mayfield - Updated February, 1997.

NWS TPC 2: Tropical Cyclone Intensity Climatology of the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico - Paul J. Hebert (NWSFO Miami) and Colin J. McAdie - December, 1997.


NOAA Technical Reports

NOAA Technical Report NWS 37: The National Weather Service Hurricane Probability Program - Robert C. Sheets, 1984. (PB84 182757)


Other Technical Memoranda/Reports Related to TPC Duties

This section includes a list of publications from outside of TPC that relate to TPC duties.

ESSA Technical Report WB 6: Climatology of Atlantic Tropical Storms and Hurricanes - M. A. Alaka - May, 1968.

NOAA Technical Memorandum NESDIS 5: A Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Estimation Technique Using Geostationary Satellite Data" - LeRoy E. Spayd Jr. and Roderick A. Scofield - July, 1984.

NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR 152: A Simple and Practical Computerized Parametric Wave/Swell Forecast Model - Steven W. Lyons - March, 1994. (PB 94-144524)

NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 11: Tropical Cyclone Intensity Analysis Using Satellite Data - Vernon F. Dvorak - September, 1984 reprinted October, 1985. (PB85 112951)

NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 57: Water Vapor Imagery: Interpretation and Applications to Weather Analysis and Forecasting - Roger B. Weldon and Susan J. Holmes - April, 1991.

NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 63: A Systematic Approach for Estimating Central Pressures of Mid-Latitude Oceanic Storms - Frank J. Smigielski and H. Michael Mogil - December, 1992.

NOAA Technical Report NWS 15: Some Climatological Characteristics of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Gulf and East Coasts of the United States - Francis P. Ho, Richard W. Schwerde, and Hugo V. Goodyear - May, 1975. (COM-7511-88)

NOAA Technical Report NWS 17: Estimation of Hurricane Storm Surge in Apalachicola Bay, Florida - James E. Overland - June 1975. (COM-75-11132)

NOAA Technical Report NWS 32: Pertinent Meteorological and Hurricane Tide Data for Hurricane Carla - Frances P. Ho and John F. Miller - August, 1982. (PB83 118240)

NOAA Technical Report NWS 35: Pertinent Meteorological Data for Hurricane Allen of 1980 - Frances P. Ho and John F. Miller - September, 1983. (PB84 104322)

NOAA Technical Report NWS 38: Hurricane Climatology for the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States - Marshall Hansen - April, 1987. (PB88 114657)

NOAA Technical Report NWS 48: SLOSH: Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes: Chester P. Jelesnianski, Jye Chen, and Wilson A. Shaffer - April, 1992.


NOAA Historical Climatology Series

Historical Climatology Series 6-2: Tropical Cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean, 1871-1998 - Charles J. Neumann, Brian R. Jarvinen, Colin J. McAdie and Joe D. Elms - October, 1999. This publication is available from:

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