Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. Read More >

Table C5

Reference Time designator A2

(when T1 = Q, X, or Y)

Instructions for the proper application of the reference time designator

1. The designator specified in this table should be used to the greatest extent possible to indicate the reference time of data contained within the text of the bulletin.

2. When the table does not contain a suitable designator for the reference time, an alphabetic designator which is not assigned in the table should be introduced and the WMO secretariat notified.

Designator	Data Type	Designator	Data Type
A	Analysis (00 hour)	N	39 hours forecast
B	3 hours forecast	O	42 hours forecast
C	6 hours forecast	P	45 hours forecast
D	9 hours forecasts	Q	48 hours forecast
E	12 hours forecast	R	54 hours forecast [48+6]
F	15 hours forecast	S	66 hours forecast [+12]
G	18 hours forecast	T	78 hours forecast
H	21 hours forecast	U	90 hours forecast
I	24 hours forecast	V	102 days forecast
J	27 hours forecast	W	114 days forecast
K	30 hours forecast	X	126 days forecast
L	33 hours forecast	Y	138 days forecast
M	36 hours forecast	Z	150 days forecast