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TPC and Emergency Management Acronyms (Text)
- ARWO Aerial Reconnaissance Weather
- AFOS Automation of Field Operations and Services
- ASOS Automated Surface Observing Systems
- AWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing
System
- AOC Army Operations Center, Pentagon
- ARC American Red Cross
- RES Amateur Radio Emergency Services
- ARRL American Radio Relay League
- CARCAH Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination,
All Hurricanes
- CONUS Continental United States
- CP Continental Polar (dry (continental) and cold
(polar) airmass)
- DAE Disaster Assistance Employee
- DAC Disaster Application Center
- DCO Defense Coordinating Officer
- DFO Disaster Field Office
- DOC Department of Commerce
- EAS Emergency Alert System
- EBS Emergency Broadcast System
- EICC Emergency Information and Coordination Center
(FEMA)
- EMS Emergency Medical Services
- EMWIN Emergency Manager's Weather Information
Center
- EOC Emergency Operations Center
- EOP Emergency Operations Plan
- ERT Emergency Response Team (FEMA)
- ERT-A Advance Element of the Emergency Response
Team (FEMA)
- ESF Emergency Support Function
- EST Emergency Support Team (FEMA)
- FAST Field Assessment Team
- FCO Federal Coordinating Officer (FEMA)
- FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FRP Federal Response Plan
- GMT Greenwich Mean Time
- GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite
- HES Hurricane Evacuation Study
- HF High Frequency
- ICS Incident Command System
- IT Information Technology Directorate (FEMA)
- JIC Joint Information Center
- KM Kilometers
- KT Knots (nautical miles per hour 1 KT = 1.15 MPH)
- LLCC Low Level Cloud Center
- M Statute Mile
- MB Millibars
- MEOW Maximum Envelope of Water or Maximum Envelope
of Winds
- MERS Mobile Emergency Response Support (FEMA)
- MPH Miles Per Hour
- MOC MERS Operations Center (FEMA)
- M/S Meters Per Second
- MT Mitigation Directorate (FEMA)
- NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NAWAS National Warning System
- NDMS National Disaster Medical System
- NECC National Emergency Coordination Center (FEMA)
- NEXRAD Next Generation of Radar
- NHC National Hurricane Center
- NM Nautical Mile
- NPSC National Process Serving Center (FEMA)
- NTC National Teleregistration Center (FEMA)
- NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NVOAD National Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster
- NWS National Weather Service
- NWSFO National Weather Service Forecasting Office
- OSC On-Scene Coordinator
- OS Operations Support Directorate (FEMA)
- PIO Public Information Officer
- PT Preparedness, Training and Exercises Directorate
(FEMA)
- PUP Principle User Processor
- RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
- RADAR Radio Detection And Ranging
- RD Regional Director
- REACT Radio Emergency Associated Communication Team
- ROC Regional Operations Center
- RR Response and Recovery Directorate (FEMA)
- SCO State Coordinating Officer
- SITREP Situation Report
- SLOSH Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges for Hurricanes
- SOP Standard Operating Procedure
- TD Tropical Depression
- TS Tropical Storm
- TPC Tropical Prediction Center
- TAFB Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TPC)
- TSB Technical Support Branch (TPC)
- USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
- USAF United States Air Force
- USCG United States Coast Guard
- USGS United States Geological Survey
- USN United States Navy
- USAR Urban Search and Rescue
- UTC Coordinated Universal Time
- WFO Weather Forecast Office
- Z Zulu Time (same as UTC)
Originally Compiled & published by
Todd Spindler of NOAA NWS NHC
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Last Revised: October 27, 2006 11:34 AM. |
