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Friday, November 20, 2009
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Glossary of Common Hurricane Terms
- Glossary
- Closest Point of Approach (CPA)
- Coastal Flood Warning
- Coastal Flood Watch
- Emergency Broadcast System
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Emergency Public Information
- Emergency Public Shelter
- Evacuation Time
- Flood Warning
- Forward Speed
- Gale Warning
- Hurricane
- Hurricane Advisories
- Hurricane Eye
- Hurricane Eye Landfall
- Hurricane Path
- Hurricane Season
- Hurricane Warning
- Hurricane Watch
- Hurricane/Tropical Storm Probabilities
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
- Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
- Shelter Period
- Squall
- Storm Surge
Closest Point of Approach (CPA)
Point where hurricane eye makes closest contact to shore without actually making landfall.
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