Project A.T.H.E.N.A update

The tropics are shifting from a Minus ( dry and dusty and unfavorable winds upper levels of atmosphere  )  catagory dry air and dusty to more  Nutural ( more favorable winds upper levels and more moisture in the atmosphere) meaning more conducive for tropical cyclone formation  and 2 impulses of Energy coming across from the pacfic and that could spawn some showers and storms along the intertropical convergance ITCZ  for all those that are hurricane chasers this means increased acvitity and more storms as they come off africa and make their way across the atlantic they wont get their heads torn off by winds unfavorable to development. so will keep you posted on it. hurricane chasers  be ready for action and those of WASC who are intersted should let your respective   chase leaders know your intersted in chaseing for Project  ATHENA and they will tell you how to get involved with them.

ATHENA = Atmosphere Tornado and Hurricane Experiment of the North Atlantic

   It studies all aspect of weather in the  Atlantic ocean and on the east coast of the United States from winter Storms to Hurricanes and other events like tornadoes and severe thunderstorms its in conjunction with the Storms Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma and the National Hurricane Center in Miami Fla  along with Weather Forecast Offices up and down the East Coast of the United States from Maine to Key West FL Project ATHENA allowed for the establishment  of the Atlantic Hurricane Center or AHC in Olney and the Atlantic Storms Prediction Center or ASPC  Also in Olney  and the East Pacfic Hurricane Center or EPHC again in Olney  and their Jurisdictions are redfined and for the same area in the eastern pacfic the NHC joins the EPHC in forecasting storms for that area. the AHC joins the NHC in forecasting for the Atlantic. The Atlantic Hurricane Center has a Foward Deployed aircraft To San Juan  Puerto Rico  to extend the range to 45 Degrees  West  longitude.

 that is increased lead time for hurricanes that the  nhc can only see on satlite and Estimate winds and pressure.