NHC and Emergency Management Acronyms

ARWO Aerial Reconnaissance Weather
• AFOS Automation of Field Operations and Services
• ASOS Automated Surface Observing Systems
• AST Atlantic Standard Time (EST + 1 or same as EDT)
• AVN AViatioN run of the NCEP Medium Range Forecast (MRF)
• AWIPS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System
• AOC Army Operations Center, Pentagon
• ARC American Red Cross
• ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services
• ARRL American Radio Relay League
• AVN AViation ruN of the NCEP MRF model
• CARCAH Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes
• CDT Central Daylight Time
• CLIPER CLImatology and PERsistence (statistical track forecast model)
• CONUS Continental United States
• CP Continental Polar (dry (continental) and cold (polar) airmass)
• CST Central Standard Time
• 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
• EDT Eastern Daylight Time
• 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) / Eastern Standard Time
• FAST Field Assessment Team
• FCO Federal Coordinating Officer (FEMA)
• FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FRP Federal Response Plan
• GFDL Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (a location and a computer model)
• GFS Global Forecasting System
• GMT Greenwich Mean Time
• GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• GUNS GFDL-UKMET-NOGAPS model ensemble average
• GUNA GFDI-UKMI-NGPI-AVNI model ensemble average
• HES Hurricane Evacuation Study
• HF High Frequency
• ICS Incident Command System
• IT Information Technology Directorate (FEMA)
• ITCZ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
• JIC Joint Information Center
• KM Kilometers
• KT Knots (nautical miles per hour 1 KT = 1.15 MPH)
• LBAR Limited area BARotropic (NCEP model)
• LGE Logistic Growth Equation (modified SHIPS)
• 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)
• MRF Medium Range Forecast (NCEP)
• M/S Meters Per Second
• MT Mitigation Directorate (FEMA)
• NAM North American Mesoscale model
• 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
• NOGAPS Naval Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System
• 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
• SFMR Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer
• SHIFOR Statistical Hurricane Intensity FORecast
• SHIPS Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme
• 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 (no longer used)
• TAFB Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (at NHC)
• TSB Technical Support Branch (at NHC))
• UKMET United Kingdom Office of Meteorology (a place and a computer model)
• 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
• VT Valid Time
• WFO Weather Forecast Office
• WRF Weather Research and Forecasting model
• Z Zulu Time (same as UTC)