Local abbreviations used for forecasting

[Jason Harris]

I'm wondering how one can be sure about abbreviations which might include towns in one's regional area. Maybe if I'd been longer in Ohio than just since last May I'd know this, but I'm puzzled in this current forecast discussion:

THERE IS SOME INDICATION ON THE 09Z SERF RUN THAT THE
TORNADO INGREDIENTS PARAMETER IS SHOWING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
TORNADO FORMATION IN THE MID AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY FROM TIL TO
PERHAPS CAKE. SPC HAS NOT OUTLOOKED THE REGION FOR SVR WX. WE
WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS POTENTIAL.

What is "TIL" and "CAKE"? Maybe not places but time abbreviations of some sort?
From here: http://forecast.weather.gov/product...&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off

 

[rdale]

Typos. Notice he typed SREF wrong too.

Toledo
Canton Akron

 

[Jason Harris]

Thanks, Rob. Looks like the forecast won't verify anyhow, though SPC has a 5% wind/hail for NW OH area. What is the "tornado ingredients parameter" the forecaster alludes to on SREF by the way? Can't see that here (is it a particular combination?):
http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/sref_area_param.php?model=sref&cycle=20130409+03+UTC
All the most extreme helicity seems twirling about in NE and the adjacent plains states: http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/list_files_area.php?model=rap&cycle=00&area=namer&area=namer&param=helicity

 

[Jeff Duda]

You're not going to find that information on the MAG site. SPC has their own graphics from the SREF:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/sref/index.php