Tropical cyclone formation alert facts for kids
A Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) is a notice given out by the U.S. Navy-run Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Honolulu, Hawaii or the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Norfolk, Virginia warning of the possibility of a tropical cyclone forming from a tropical disturbance that has been watched carefully.
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The TCFA graphic for this alert. No storm formed from this system.
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