Lixion Avila

Dr. Lixion Avila is a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center who is known for making humorous statements in advisories on tropical cyclones.

Quotes

• On Tropical Storm Dolly in 2002:
  • The bell just rang in the Tropical Atlantic... Hello Dolly...

• On Hurricane Kyle in 2002:
  • I hope there will be no more surprises.

• On the regeneration of Hurricane Ivan in 2004:
  • After considerable and sometimes animated in-house discussion of the demise of Ivan...

• 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 longetivity:
    • I heard that before about Epsilon... haven't you?

• On Tropical Storm Zeta in 2005/2006:
  • As you can see...I ran out [of] things to say.

• On Hurricane Ernesto in 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 Tropical Storm Juliette in 2007:
  • 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 Hurricane Bertha in 2008:
  • Bertha HAS to weaken and begin to become extratropical...famous last words.