User blog:Bobnekaro/BNWC changes for the 2018-19 Arctic cyclone season

The 2018-19 Arctic cyclone season will officially begin on October 15, 2018, and will last until January 7, 2019. During this time, BNWC will issue Polar Weather Outlooks at 1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and occasionally 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. EST (before the switch to standard time the outlooks will come out one hour earlier). Advisories will be issued at 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. EST (one hour later prior to the switch to standard time).

For the first time this season, the BNWC will have the option to initiate advisories on Potential Polar Cyclones if they have a development chance of at least 70% within 48 hours, and have the potential to bring polar storm conditions to a region.

BNWC has also adopted a new aircraft reconnaissance squad for this season. This new squad of 8 aircraft will be able to fly at speeds of over 1000 mph and will be based in Nunavut, Canada. Each time a storm threatens land, an aircraft will investigate it. These new aircraft have highly advanced SFMR technology, and can accurately measure the central pressure and maximum sustained winds of a storm.