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Hi, I'm Ashandria.

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And I'm Molly.

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And we are both here from Mrs. Shigley's 5th grade class at Thompson Elementary School

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in Vero Beach, Florida.

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The Hurricane Game gives our class the experience of tracking a hurricane and predicting its

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possible landfall.

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How do you track hurricanes in your game?

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We use a tracking chart that has lines of longitude and latitude labeled on it.

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Throughout the game, we are given coordinates of where the isle that storm is located at

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different times.

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What do you mean by landfall?

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Landfall is where a hurricane is expected to strike land.

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In the game, we issue watches and warnings to land areas that are in the path of the

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hurricane, just like we're meteorologists.

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What is the difference between a watch and a warning?

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A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours.

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A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within 24 hours.

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Well, we learned about that, but what are some of the forces that affect a hurricane's

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path?

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The hurricane in our game is heading right for Cuba.

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We have a hurricane watch to issue right away, but to answer your question, there are some

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people at NOAA who could definitely help you.

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Thank you so much for your very valuable help.

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No problem.

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So long from the White Files Kids Club in the sunshine state of Florida.