(For example, the meteorological designation of Hurricane Sandy changing from tropical to non-tropical 6 hours before landfall caused a lot of confusion, even though most hurricanes undergo transition from tropical to non-tropical at a similar latitude.)
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Related: a few examples of the USA's National Hurricane Center (part of the National Weather Service and in turn part of NOAA ) continuing to use "Gulf of Mexico" (as they should):
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWDAT+shtml/140554_MIATWDAT.shtml?
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?atlc
I hope this lasts, though I confess I really don't expect it to. I am really worried about the potential for confusion in severe weather incidents; seemingly minor alterations in messaging have caused much confusion and loss of life in the past.
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