<b>FY06-07 Achievments</b><p>
<ul>
<li>An updated scaled version of the RI index was tested in real-time at the 
National Hurricane Center (NHC) during the 2005  Atlantic and E. Pacific 
hurricane season

<li>The performance of the RI index was evaluated for an independent sample 
of storms from the 2004 and 2005 Hurricane seasons and the results were 
presented at the 27th  Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.

<li>The new scaled version of the RI index was officially adopted for 
Operational use in the Atlantic and E. Pacific basins by the NHC in June 
of 2006

<li>A new discriminant version of the RI index was run in real-time during 
the 2006 Atlantic and E. Pacific Hurricane season. 

<li>The RI index performance during the 2006  Atlantic and E. Pacific 
Hurricane seasons was evaluated and the results were presented 
at the 2007 Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference.   
</ul>


<b>FY07-08 Milestones</b><p>

<ul>
<li>Run the RI index and provide output to the NHC in real-time during the 
2007 and 2008 Atlantic and E. Pacific hurricane seasons. 

<li>Evaluate RI index performance and modify as necessary to improve future 
performance

<li>Submit manuscript describing the updated version of the RI index 
</ul>