TROPICAL STORM WATCH – A tropical storm watch is issued
when tropical storm conditions, including winds from 39 to 73
mph, pose a possible threat to a specified area within 48 hours.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING – A tropical storm warning is
issued when tropical storm conditions are expected to affect a
specified area within 36 hours or less.
HURRICANE WATCH – A hurricane watch is issued for a
specified area when hurricane conditions, including sustained
winds of 74 mph or greater, are possible within 48 hours.
HURRICANE WARNING – A hurricane warning is issued for a
specified area when hurricane conditions are expected within 36
hours. In coastal or near-coastal areas, a hurricane warning can
remain in effect when dangerously high water, or a combination
of dangerously high water and exceptionally high waves,
continues, even though the winds may have subsided below
hurricane intensity.
|  |