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CBS-15 Template Asociación Regional IV – Plan Operativo sobre Huracanes para América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe Programa de Ciclones Tropicales Informe Nº PCT-30 Edición de 2017 AGUA A CLIM TIEMPO ORGANIZACIÓN METEOROLÓGICA MUNDIAL OMM-Nº 1163 OMM-Nº 1163 © Organización Meteorológica Mundial, 2017 La OMM se reserva el derecho de publicación en forma impresa, electrónica o de otro tipo y en cualquier idioma. Pueden reproducirse pasajes breves de las publicaciones de la OMM sin autorización siempre que se indique claramente la fuente completa. 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(iii) ÍNDICE Página Introducción ................................................................................................................ vi Resolución 14 (IX-AR IV) - Plan Operativo sobre Huracanes de la AR IV ............................. vii CAPÍTULO 1 - GENERALIDADES 1.1 Introducción ............................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Terminología empleada en la Asociación Regional IV ..................................... 1-1 1.2.1 Terminología de uso corriente en la Asociación Regional IV ............................ 1-1 1.2.2 Significado de otros términos empleados ..................................................... 1-5 1.2.3 Términos equivalentes ............................................................................... 1-5 1.3 Escala de huracanes Saffir/Simpson ............................................................ 1-6 Adjunto 1 A – Glosario del Comité de Huracanes de la Asociación Regional IV de términos meteorológicos relativos a las tormentas Adjunto 1 B – Directrices para la conversión entre distintos períodos de promediación del viento en condiciones de ciclón tropical CAPÍTULO 2 – RESPONSABILIDADES DE LOS MIEMBROS 2.1 Predicciones y avisos para la población en general ........................................ 2-1 2.2 Predicciones y avisos para alta mar y para la aviación civil ............................. 2-4 2.3 Estimaciones de la lluvia mediante satélites ................................................. 2-5 2.4 Observaciones .......................................................................................... 2-5 2.5 Comunicaciones ........................................................................................ 2-5 2.6 Información ............................................................................................. 2-5 CAPÍTULO 3 – PRODUCTOS SOBRE CICLONES TROPICALES PREPARADOS POR EL CMRE DE MIAMI 3.1 Productos de predicción y advertencias de ciclones tropicales ......................... 3-1 3.2 Productos de predicción y advertencias de ciclones subtropicales .................... 3-8 3.3 Numeración y nombre de los ciclones tropicales ............................................ 3-8 3.4 Numeración de advertencias y explicaciones de ciclones tropicales y subtropicales ......................................................................................... 3-9 3.5 Otros productos ........................................................................................ 3-9 3.6 Procedimientos de corrección .................................................................... 3-11 Adjunto 3 A – Ejemplos de productos sobre ciclones tropicales CAPÍTULO 4 – OBSERVACIONES PROCEDENTES DE ESTACIONES DE RADARES TERRESTRES 4.1 Generalidades .......................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Observaciones .......................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.2 Observaciones especiales ............................................................................ 4-1 4.1.3 Disponibilidad del radar ............................................................................. 4-2 4.2 Radares costeros de Estados Unidos ............................................................. 4-2 4.3 Radar de Panamá ..................................................................................... 4-3 4.4 Radar de Bahamas ..................................................................................... 4-3 4.5 Radares de Canadá ................................................................................... 4-3 (iv) Página 4.6 Red de radares Doppler de la Organización Meteorológica del Caribe ............... 4-3 4.7 Radares de Cuba ...................................................................................... 4-3 4.8 Radares de El Salvador .............................................................................. 4-4 4.9 Radares de Francia .................................................................................... 4-4 4.10 Radares de México ..................................................................................... 4-4 4.11 Radares de Curasao y San Martín ................................................................ 4-5 4.12 Radar de las Bermudas ............................................................................... 4-5 4.13 Radares costeros de Venezuela .................................................................... 4-5 4.14 Radares de Honduras ................................................................................. 4-5 4.15 Mapa seccionado de la cobertura de radares costeros en la Región IV .............. 4-6 4.15.1 Cobertura de radares costeros (Doppler) – mapa A ........................................ 4-7 4.15.2 Cobertura de radares costeros – mapa B ...................................................... 4-8 4.15.3 Cobertura de radares costeros – mapa C ...................................................... 4-9 CAPÍTULO 5 – VIGILANCIA SATELITAL 5.1 Satélites meteorológicos operativos ............................................................ 5-1 5.2 Productos de la Unidad de Análisis y Pronóstico de zonas tropicales ................ 5-1 5.3 Mensaje de interpretación del asesoramiento numérico sobre zonas tropicales .................................................................................................. 5-2 5.4 Departamento de Análisis Satelitales del NESDIS .......................................... 5-2 Adjunto 5 A – Información sobre satélites meteorológicos operativos para la Región IV CAPÍTULO 6 – RECONOCIMIENTO AÉREO 6.1 Generalidades .......................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Datos obtenidos por reconocimiento aéreo ................................................... 6-1 6.2.1 Parámetros necesarios .............................................................................. 6-1 6.2.2 Capacidad de los instrumentos meteorológicos ............................................. 6-1 6.3 Identificador de la misión ........................................................................... 6-2 6.4 Numeración y contenido de las observaciones .............................................. 6-2 6.5 Cifrado y notificación de informes meteorológicos de reconocimientos aéreos ..................................................................................................... 6-3 6.5.1 Observaciones horizontales y verticales ....................................................... 6-3 6.5.2 Datos sobre el vórtice ................................................................................ 6-3 6.5.3 Informes cifrados ...................................................................................... 6-3 Adjunto 6 A – Mensaje abreviado/detallado con datos sobre el vórtice Adjunto 6 B – Sistemas operativos de vuelos de reconocimiento de huracanes CAPÍTULO 7 – OBSERVACIONES DE SUPERFICIE Y EN ALTITUD 7.1 Generalidades .......................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Observaciones en superficie ....................................................................... 7-1 7.3 Observaciones en altitud ............................................................................ 7-1 7.4 Boyas fondeadas ....................................................................................... 7-1 7.5 Observaciones de buques .......................................................................... 7-1 7.6 Informes nacionales posteriores a la tempestad ............................................ 7-1 (v) Página Adjunto 7 A – Estaciones de las cuales pueden solicitarse observaciones en superficie adicionales durante los ciclones tropicales Adjunto
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