67th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference Dr. Ed Rappaport Deputy Director, NHC Chair, WG/HWSOR and Col. Gary Kubat Acting Deputy Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, OFCM Executive Secretary, WG/HWSOR Working Group for Hurricane and Winter Storms Operations and Research (WG/HWSOR)

67th IHC Action Items –20 New Action Items o 4 Items Closed Absorb Tropical Cyclone Estimate (TCE) into Tropical Cyclone Update (TCU); eliminate TCE; update NHOP Move up nominal reconnaissance fix time 30 minutes to better synchronize with product schedule 2 Items Closed through being withdrawn o 8 Items Deferred All are air space issues submitted by New York ARTCC  Some surviving previous years; unresolved at 67th IHC  NY ARTCC to document issues and recommendations  OFCM to facilitate follow-up call within weeks among all involved organizations to resolve Action Item Review

–20 New Action Items (continued) o 8 Informational items 4 Items on potential changes to NWS/NHC products/service  Move to probabilistic methods for storm surge forecasting  Implementation of Storm Surge Warning  Medium-range tropical cyclone genesis probabilities  Pending new "post-tropical" operational protocol 3 "Breakpoint" updates 1 Item on Letter of Agreement between 53 WRS and NOAA on "self separation" of aircraft; OFCM monitoring Item Action Item Review

Old Action Items 66th IHC o 3 Closed Vortex fix format revisions  1 Closed (Banding Eyes)  2 Closed pending verification of software implementation (MAX WIND and center reference naming convention) o 1 Closed through being withdrawn o 2 Administrative actions remaining  DOD protocol for NHOP concurrence. Subject to Memorandum of Agreement between NOAA, USTRANSCOM and AFRC, awaiting agency acceptance/signatures  Civilian passengers on DOD aircraft (e.g., the"CHAT"); funding history responsibilities being clarified by 53 WRS; travel orders to be issued by guest's organization with exception to policy for no-fee pax flight cost to be requested annually pending DoD approval Action Item Review

Old Action Items - continued 65th IHC o (Informational) Second year briefing on 3-year project to evaluate impact of AXBT data on model forecast performance. Conclusive results not yet available; still small sample size. 62nd IHC o MOA Item Closed through merging into similar item in 66th IHC. Action Item Review