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    TROPICAL SURFACE ANALYSIS /

    NWS UNIFIED SURFACE ANALYSIS

    • Purpose
    The Tropical Surface Analysis is created every six hours to depict the current state of
    atmosphere, specifically the surface pressure field and any relevant synoptic surface features.
    The Tropical Surface Analysis is attached to surface analyses over North America, the North
    Atlantic Ocean, the North Pacific Ocean, and the Western Pacific Ocean to create the National
    Weather Service Unified Surface Analysis.

    • Content
    The Tropical Surface Analysis and NWS Unified Surface Analysis depict the surface isobaric
    field by showing lines of equal pressure, usually in increments of four millibars (mb) but often in
    increments of two millibars where the pressure gradient is weaker (especially in the tropics). The
    analysis also depicts important surface features that affect the weather, including areas of high
    and low pressure, frontal systems (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded), troughs, tropical
    cyclones, tropical waves, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), drylines, and squall lines.
    • Coverage
    The Tropical Surface Analysis is created by the National Hurricane Center and covers the area
    approximately from 30°N to 20°S between 0° and 140°W. This area includes the tropical and
    subtropical areas of the Atlantic and East Pacific Oceans, Mexico, Florida, the Caribbean, South
    America, and West Africa. For radiofax purposes, the analysis is split into three different areas:

    1. Atlantic (East Half from 5°S to 50°N between 0° and 70°W)


    2. Atlantic (West Half from 5°S to 50°N between 55°W and 125°W)
    3. Eastern Pacific (from 20°S to 40°N between 70°W and 150°W)

    The NWS Unified Surface Analysis is created by merging the separate surface analysis produced
    by the National Hurricane Center, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, the Ocean
    Prediction Center, and the Honolulu Weather Forecast Office. The total area spans from the
    equator northward nearly to the North Pole, from 20°E westward to 130°W. This covers the area
    from Europe and Central Africa westward across North and South America to East Asia.

    • Issuance / Transmission
    The Tropical Surface Analysis is transmitted by radiofax via New Orleans, Pt. Reyes, and
    Honolulu according to the following table:

    New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA


    Pt. Reyes, CA Honolulu, HI
    (E Half) (W Half)
    Valid Time Transmission Transmission Transmission Transmission
    Filename Filename Filename Filename
    (UTC) Time (UTC) Time (UTC) Time (UTC) Time (UTC)

    0000 0620 PYEA86.TIF 0605 PYEB86.TIF 0408 PYFA96.TIF 0356 PYFA96.TIF

    0600 1220 PYEA87.TIF 1205 PYEB87.TIF 0945 PYFA97.TIF 0954 PYFA97.TIF

    1200 1820 PYEA85.TIF 1805 PYEB85.TIF 1608 PYFA98.TIF 1556 PYFA98.TIF

    1800 0020 PYEA88.TIF 0005 PYEB88.TIF 2150 PYFA99.TIF 2154 PYFA99.TIF

    latest PYEA11.TIF PYEB11.TIF PYFA90.TIF PYFA90.TIF

    The analyses are also updated on the NHC webpage by 0300, 0900, 1500, and 2100 UTC for the
    0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 UTC surface analyses, respectively.

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