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A Reference Guide of Hurricane ProductsIssued by the National Weather ServiceNWS Melbourne, Florida - 2011 EditionPurpose: The purpose of this guide is to allow you to become familiar with theproducts issued during the hurricane season by the National Hurricane Center(NHC) and the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office in Melbourne,Florida.1. 2011 Edition IntroductionTABLE OF CONTENTS1.1 Basic Tropical Definitions............................................................................31.2 Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale..........................................................51.3 Storm Names for the 2011 Atlantic Season................................................72. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Products2.1 Tropical Weather Outlook...........................................................................82.2 Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook...........................................................92.3 Special Tropical Weather Outlook.............................................................102.4 Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory...............................................................102.5 Tropical Cyclone Forecast and Advisory (Marine).....................................112.6 Tropical Cyclone Discussion.......................................................................112.7 Tropical Cyclone Wind Speed Probabilities................................................122.8 Special Tropical Cyclone Update.................................................................141