The Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center was formerly the center responsible for

forecasting Forecasting is the process of making predictions based on past and present data. Later these can be compared with what actually happens. For example, a company might Estimation, estimate their revenue in the next year, then compare it against the ...

Pacific hurricanes in the eastern north Pacific east of 140°W. It was part of the Weather Bureau Forecast Office

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and was based in Redwood City. The EPHC succeeded the previous forecaster, United States Navy Fleet Weather Center in Alameda starting in the 1970 season, the same year the

Central Pacific Hurricane Center The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) of the United States National Weather Service is the official body responsible for tracking and issuing tropical cyclone warnings, watches, advisories, discussions, and statements for the Central Pacif ...

took responsibility for the region west of 140°W to the international date line. It held that role until spring 1988, when it was folded into the

National Hurricane Center The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the IERS Reference Meridian, Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian ...

, which took responsibility for the basin starting in the 1988 season.CISL Research Data Archive
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Retrieved on 2007-04-14.

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