Hurricane Warning Definition Change?

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The National Hurricane Center confirmed Wednesday proposed changes to the definition of a hurricane warning.

A report issued at an annual NOAA hurricane meeting in Miami explicitly stated the NHC will now be able to issue a hurricane warning on a post-tropical cyclone.

"A proposal was raised during the NOAA Hurricane Conference last week for NWS to have the option to issue hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings for post-tropical cyclones that threaten life and property" said Chris Vaccaro, spokesman for the National Weather Service. "This is one step in the process required before any proposed change to operational products becomes final. As part of our review of the 2012 hurricane season, including the Sandy service assessment, we will review all policies and changes through the existing and established process."

The changes come on the heels of an investigation into Hurricane Sandy, which became a post-tropical storm before making landfall in the Northeast. Tropical storm and hurricane warnings were not issued anywhere on the East Coast north of North Carolina, and a NOAA and FEMA investigation is underway to study the handling of the events surrounding Sandy, which is a customary occurrence for major weather events..

http://www.weather.com/news/hurricane-w ... s-20121205
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