Tropical Cyclone Position Estimate (Source: NHC wen site) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and AWIPS (in parenthesis) headers: WTNT51-55 KNHC (MIATCEAT1-5) - Atlantic WTPZ51-55 KNHC (MIATCEEP1-5) - E. Pacific (rarely issued) Tropical Cyclone Position Estimates are issued between 2-hourly intermediate public advisories whenever a tropical cyclone with a well-defined radar center is within 200 nautical miles of land-based radar in the United States. These estimates give the center location in map coordinates and distance and direction from a well-known point.