What is Tropical cyclone formation alert?
A '''Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA)''' is a notice given out by the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]-run [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] or the [[Naval Maritime Forecast Center]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Virginia]] warning of the possibility of a [[tropical cyclone]] forming from a tropical disturbance that has been watched carefully. ==Other websites== *[https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/cgi-bin/abpwcreate.cgi JTWC Advisories Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205113006/http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/cgi-bin/abpwcreate.cgi |date=2006-12-05 }} *[http://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/home1.html NMFC Public site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230025624/http://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/home1.html |date=2008-12-30 }} {{weather-stub}} [[Category:Tropical cyclones]] [[Category:Meteorology]]