Abbreviations
AMO: Atlantic Multidecadal Osillation
ATCF: Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting system
BOC: Bay Of Campeche
CAPE: Convective Available Potential Energy
CATL: Central Atlantic
CDO: Central Dense Overcast
CFS: Coupled Forecast System & Climate Forecast System (Computer Model)
CIMSS: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
CONUS: CONtinental United States
DCVA: Differential Cyclonic Vorticity Advection
DOMREP: DOMinican REPublic
EATL: East Atlantic
ECMWF: European Center for Medium range Weather (Computer Model)
ENSO: El Nino/Southern Oscillation
EWRC: EyeWall Replacement Cycle
FROPA: FROntal PAssage
GFDL: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (Computer Model)
GFS: Global Forecast System (Computer Model)
GOH: Gulf of Honduras
GOM: Gulf Of MEXico
HWRF: Hurricane and Weather Research Forecasting (Computer Model)
ITCZ: InterTropical Convergence Zone
LLC: Low Level Circulation
MDR: Main Development Region
MJO: Madden Julian Oscillation
MM5: FSU Mesoscale Model (Computer Model)
MSLP: Mean Sea Level Pressure
NAM: North American Mesoscale Model (Computer Model)
NAO: North Atlantic Oscillation
NCATL: North Central Atlantic
NEWD: Northeastward
NHC: National Hurricane Center
NAVGEN: Navy Computer Model
NWD: Northward
OBX: Outer Banks (N.C.)
QBO: Quasi Biennial Oscillation
PDO: Pacific Decadal Oscillation
SAL: Saharan Air Layer
SOI: Southern Oscillation Index
SPC: Storm Prediction Center
SSD: Satellite Services Division
TCHP: Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential
TPW: Total Precipitable Water
TUTT: Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trof
UKMET: United Kingdom METeorological office (Computer Model)
ULL: Upper Level Low
UTC: Universal Time Coordinated (also known as Zulu time)
XTRP: Not a model. Short for Extrapolation. Dead reckoning plot of a storm if it kept in a straight line, with no other forces acting upon it.