Lixion Avila

Lixion Avila (born November 25, 1950) is a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center who is known for making humorous statements in advisories on tropical cyclones. Quotes The bell just rang in the Tropical Atlantic... Hello Dolly... On Tropical Storm Dolly in 2002 I hope there will be no more surprises. On Hurricane Kyle in 2002 After considerable and sometimes animated in-house discussion of the demise of Ivan... On the regeneration of Hurricane Ivan in 2004 On Hurricane Epsilon in 2005 On Epsilon's strengthening: There are no clear reasons, and I am not going to make one up, to explain the recent strengthening of Epsilon. On Epsilon's longevity: I heard that before about Epsilon... haven't you? As you can see...I ran out [of] things to say. On Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005/2006 Since neither I nor the [forecast] models are good enough to precisely know if Ernesto will have an intensity of 64 knots at landfall...which is the border between hurricane and tropical storm intensity and 4 knots above the forecast...a hurricane watch has been issued for a portion of the coast. On Hurricane Ernesto in 2006 If some of the dynamical models have their way...Juliette could meet her less-than-Shakespearean demise sooner than indicated in the official forecast. On Tropical Storm Juliette in 2007 Bertha HAS to weaken and begin to become extratropical...famous last words. On Hurricane Bertha in 2008 External links Category:Living people Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Meteorologists from the United States Category:People from Cuba Category:1950 births