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Here is a collection of the weather links I visit on a daily basis, some more than others depending upon the weather situation and time of year. I use these sites in my teaching and to fulfill my insatiable appetite for the weather. There are a wide variety of sources ranging from the best weather machines to regional weather, FAX, radar, single frame satellite imagery, computer model forecasts, hurricanes, typhoons, MPEG movies (visible, infrared & water vapor) and buoy data from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico. Just what did weather fanatics do for fun before the invention of the internet?

Table of Contents

Ohio/Midwest Regional Weather (Text Observations, Forecasts and Summaries)

• Midwest Weather! Here is a separate page with Midwest weather highlights. Downloads should be quicker!

Weather Machines (The ones I use all the time:In-depth links)

Forecasts & Maps (Surface, Radar, Severe Weather, Upper Level, etc.)

Check Out My New Radar & Severe Weather page. Much quicker downloads!

• SEVERE WEATHER (Ohio State and Others:Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Weather Watches)
• FAX Weather Charts (From NOAA)
• SURFACE WEATHER MAP COMPOSITES (Unisys. UCAR and San Franciso State)
• RADAR (Ohio State, WSI, Unisys Univ & Others)

Nature's Show: A GOES 9 Visible Image of east pacific Hurricane Pauline. On 10/7/97, her intensity peaked at 120 kts. Note the small well defined eye and the remarkable central dense overcast. From NRL Monterey Satellite Products.

Ohio State Weather Gopher A complete, compact, efficient weather machine--it is one of my favorite weather sites.

National Centers for Environmental Prediction Text Summaries

NCEP Prognostic Discussion	NCEP Long Range 5-Day Forecast	Canada Prognostic Discussion	Prognostic Discussion For 6- To 10-Day Outlook
Heavy Snowfall Discussion	Quantitative Precipitation Discussion	30 Day Outlook Discussion	Long Lead Discussion

Text Weather Summaries by State Really Cool and Accessible!

Ohio & Regional Weather Check out my Midwest Weather Page!

• NOAA's Wilmington, Ohio Weather Central
  • Wilmington Coordination Forecast Read the official NOAA thoughts and guesswork used in making the official forecast for SW Ohio. Very interesting!
  • Midwest NOAA Zone Forecasts
  • NEXRAD Midwest Radar Images
  • Real Time Eastern Satellite Imagery
  • Midwest Current Observations
    • Regional Hourly Observations
    • Graphical Plot of the Region
  • Latest balloon Data
  • Skywarn Spotter Data and Other Misc Stuff
  • Looping Radar of the Midwest, from the Weather Channel
  • Wilmington's Links to Other Interesting Sites

• Infrared Imagery from the Weather Channel: Look for red and orange cloud tops, fronts, etc)
• Forecast for Cincinnati, Ohio
• Latest Ohio Surface Observations
• Short-Term Forecast
• Lake Erie Forecast
• Wilmington Coordination Forecast
• Ohio Weather Summary
• State of Ohio Severe Weather Watches and Warnings
• Other Impt Severe Weather Info

Tropical Forecasts and Observations (For a Complete List, Click Here! )

• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Indian Ocean

Ohio State WWW Satellite Graphics-The Complete NAVIGATION

Ohio State Weather Graphics (Models, Surface Charts, Imagery, Forecasts)

• 850 mb Upper Level Map (Important for forecasting strong surface winds during severe weather)
• Alaskan Surface Chart
• Midwest Composite Surface Chart
• Great Lakes Marine Analysis

500 mb Map from UCAR (Click on Map for a Larger View)

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Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic/Pacific Marine Forecasts

• Gulf of Mexico Buoy Data (Real Time)
• Western Atlantic Buoy Data
• Hourly Updates of Buoy Data (Gulf of Mexico)
• East Pacific Hourly Buoy Reports
• Eric Blake's Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
• National Weather Service, Tallahassee, Florida (Terrific Interactive Site--Start here for the world offerings!)
  • Florida (Eastern Gulf and Atlantic)
  • Western Gulf of Mexico

Bahamas Marine Forecast

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Don't forget other Weather Machines , and Computer Models for further info on severe weather!

Radar Sites (Click here to go to more sites!) Index of Regional Radars (Most From WSI)

• Unisys Weather Processor Radar Selections
  • US Composite Radar Summary
  • US Radar Summary with Echo Tops
  • US Radar Summary with Watch Boxes
• Ohio State University National Radar Composite
• National Radar Map (Updated Hourly, Intellicast)
  • National Radar Loop
  • National Radar Summary of Heights & Type of Precip
  • National Radar Precipitation Totals
• WeatherNet Radar (A map of the US/Click on radar locations)
• Weather Radar Movie showing echo intensities (From Unisys Weather Processor)

NOAA Skew T Soundings Latest GOES-8/9 Soundings Locations Plotted Over Infrared Satellite Cloud Image.

NOAA Storm Prediction Center (A comprehensive site--A must visit!)

• Severe Storm Statistics

Severe Weather Specifics!

Day 1-NOAA Convective Outlook Discussion Mesoscale Discussion Severe Weather Watch Status Report Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Watches Preliminary Listings of Yesterdays Severe Weather   EarthWatch US Severe Weather Maps & Info College of DuPage:Next Generation Weather Lab Severe Weather and Flash Flood Warnings (A Very Fine Source) A Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters (NOAA)	Other Sources of Severe Weather Info Quicktime Movie: A very rare Salt Lake City Tornado (8/11/99) transects the city. From CNN Two wonderful lightning quicktime movies taken from outer space #one & #two. Wow!! Sprites are amazing and poorly understood phenomena. Here is another example. (From NASA Shuttle Obs.) A Fantastic quicktime movie of the Amazing Midwest record breaking storm, 11/8-11/9/98. The lowest central pressure I found was 967 mb. From GOES Hot Stuff. A Quicktime of the F4 Cincinnati Killer Tornadoes, April 9, 1999. From GOES Hot Stuff. The Tornado Project (Pictures, Photos, Commerical Video Source of Tornadoes) A Remarkable Quicktime (2.8 MB) video of the Miami, Florida Tornado, May 12, 1997. From CNN . NOAA GOES-8 Satellite Soundings Analysis of Jarrell, Texas Tornado Event - 5/27/97 An amazing CNN Satellite Loop which includes the Texas tornados. Killer Tornado Enhanced IR Movie, From GOES Hot Stuff. Tornadic Outbreak Water Vapor Loop (7/3/97) , Explosive TStorm development in IN, OH, & MI A spectacular (~4.5 mb quicktime movie) of s. Florida thunderstorm development along propogating outflow boundaries! Here is another thunderstorm with outflow boundaries in Delaware. From NOAA's Movie Catalog Two amazing tornado videos--(1)variety of tornados and (2) a single tornado. A car and person gets washed away in a flash flood. Both from NOAA's Weather Video Page
Day 2-NOAA Convective Outlook Discussion Mostly Ohio State University A Comprehensive List of Links Concerning Severe Weather Ohio State Severe Weather Watches and Updates for the United States Texas A&M Severe Weather Watches and Warning Page State of Ohio Severe Weather Watches and Warnings Special Weather and Severe Weather Statements Severe Weather Watches NOAA National Warnings Area (This page provides immediate access to all available warnings for the United States) Australian Severe Weather
Texas A&M University Texas A&M Severe Weather Watches and Warning Page Public Severe Weather Outlook Convective Outlook Quick Summary of Severe Weather across the United States Texas A&M Convective Forecast Center (Look here everyday for severe weather probablities) Texas A&M Convective Analyses and Forecasts (Texas A&M does an excellent job of graphically presenting severe weather info) How to use CAPE 12 Hour CAPE Forecast 24 Hour CAPE Forecast How to use LIFTED Index 12 Hour LIFT 24 Hour LIFT

Storm Chaser Home Page

• Homepage for Storm Chaser Warren Faidley

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Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic/Pacific Marine Forecasts

• Gulf of Mexico Buoy Data (Real Time)
• Western Atlantic Buoy Data
• Hourly Updates of Buoy Data (Gulf of Mexico)
• East Pacific Hourly Buoy Reports
• Eric Blake's Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
• National Weather Service, Tallahassee, Florida (Terrific Interactive Site--Start here for the world offerings!)
  • Florida (Eastern Gulf and Atlantic)
  • Western Gulf of Mexico
• NWS Marine FAX Charts

Bahamas Marine Forecast

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Texas A&M Select Maps, Imagery & Other Info

• North American Surface Plot (From the Arctic Ocean to the northern coast of South America)
• Infrared Image of North America (Has temperatures as well)
• Infrared Composite Photo
• Texas A&M Severe Watches and Warnings Page
• Dr. N-G's Web Weather Tools

• Unisys Weather Processor- Surface/Infrared Composite Map
  • Surface Map
• Surface Composite Map of the US and Canada (Worth a daily visit. From San Franciso State University)

US 850 MB Temperatures (Rapid Cylce Update 12 Hour Look Ahead). Click on the map for a larger view. (From Real-Time Weather Data )

FAX charts are remarkable in their clarity and diversity and make up the Bulk of the Western "Weather Wall" here at Miami University. While many weather machines provide more colorful maps & charts, FAX charts are Excellent for Display, Especially When Using Black & White Printing. These charts are in TIFF format and can be easily opened with Graphic Converter . Most of the charts need to be rotated 90, 180, or 270 degrees for Viewing!

NWS Field Office FAX: (The Whole Roster of Maps Used on our Weather Wall )

• US Radar Includes Watch Boxes, Top Height, Precip Type, and Cell Movement)
• Surface Chart (Rotate 270 degrees: Updated Every 3 Hours)
• 200 mb National Hurricane Center
• 200 mb Analysis Heights/Isotachs Analysis of North America
• 250 mb Heights/Isotachs Analysis of North America
• 500 mb Analysis
• 850 mb Analysis of Continental US
• Surface Prognosis Map and detailed forecast text . An essential component of the weather wall.
• 500 mb 48 Hour Prognosis (with Vorticity)
• 500 mb 84 Hour Prognosis
• 500 mb Heights & Vorticity
• 500 mb 48 hour Forecast (Not a Fax chart, but Essential for the "Weather Wall")
• 5 Day Surface/500 mb Prognosis
• Surface/500 mb Thickness
• Lifted Index/Precipitable Water Continental US
• Severe Weather Outlook
• 6-10 Weather Prognosis

Cartes et Bulletins des Analyses OpĒrationnelles-Canada (Check these maps out. They cover a broad swath of North America and go far into the Pacific. Fantastic!)

• 500 mb North American Map Perhaps my favorite 500 mb map ever!
• 250 mb North American Map
• Classic 4-Panel Analysis
• Classic 4-Panel 84 Hour Forecast

Other FAX Charts by Geographic Regions:

NWS Marine FAX Charts | Alaska | Eastern Pacific | Gulf of Mexico | Atlantic Ocean | Foreign Sources |

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Univ of Wisconsin (Known for their Hi-Res Imagery and Tropical Imagery))

Ohio State Satellite Graphics-The Complete NAVIGATION

Univ of Washington (Excellent imagery over a wide range of longitudes)

GOES 8 (Wide coverage across N. America into the Atlantic)

• IR (8 km resolution) Archives
• Visible (8 km resolution) Archives
• Water Vapor (8 km resolution) Archives

GOES 10 (West coast, central & east Pacific)

• I R (8 km resolution) Archives
• Vis (8 km resolution) Archives
• Water Vapor (16 km resolution-absolutely stunning images) Archives

University of Hawaii

• IR GOES 5 (For Views of Typhoons of the West Pacific)
• Visible GMS-5 (For Typhoon Views of the West Pacific)
• GOES 8 IR with Surface Analysis from Central America Eastward
• Pacific-Hawaii GOES-9 IR/VIS + 12hr grid Forecast
• GOES 8./9 Hemisphere IR Composite
• Tropical Storm Position & Forecast Plot
• Atlantic Storm Centered Image!!
• East Pacific Storm Centered Image

UNISYS Satellite Selections (An Excellent All Purpose Site!)

The Weather Channel- An impressive collection of of low resolution images, many from unique locations around the world. Not so good for printing, but great for viewing because of the pleasant contrast between the ocean, land, and enhanced cloud tops.

These maps are shown within html pages at the Weather Channel.

• Visible United States and Gulf of Mexico
  • IR US and Gulf of Mexico
• West Pacific Global Enhanced IR
• Western Hemisphere IR
• US Northeast Enhanced IR
• Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Atlantic & the Caribbean IR
  • Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Enhanced IR
• South America (Enhanced cloud top imagery)
• Australia Centered (Includes Indian Ocean, Asia, & West Pacific)

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The World Montage

• A Global Montage of Sea Surface Temp, Ice & Cloud Tops for the Past Week (Univ of Wisconsin)

The Weather Channel Sat Loops

General Thoughts: The Weather Channel provides an array of satellite movies that can't be found anywhere else on the web. Besides being so geographically diverse, the movies provide very impressive visual contrast with blue oceans, brown landscapes and white clouds. The sat loops are animated gifs.

• US IR Loop (Enhanced Cloud Tops)
• Northeast US including the Ohio Valley
• Canada and the Yukon -Watch for Weather sliding southward into the states
• Gulf of Mexico, Western Atlantic & the Caribbean Sea
• Tropical Atlantic
• Pacific Global (Enhanced Cloud Tops)
• South America (Enhanced Cloud Tops)
• Australian Centered IR Loop

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Radar

Compliments of the Unisys Weather Processor (Click on Map for a Larger View)

Weather Radar Sites

• Unisys Weather Processor Radar Selections
  • US Composite Radar Summary
  • US Radar Summary with Echo Tops
  • US Radar Summary with Watch Boxes
• Ohio State University National Radar Composite
• National Radar Map (Updated Hourly, Intellicast)
  • National Radar Loop
  • National Radar Summary of Heights & Type of Precip
  • National Radar Precipitation Totals
• National Doppler Radar (Accu Weather)
• WeatherNet Radar (A map of the US/Click on radar locations)
• Hurricane Central (Good coastal radar source)
• Eric Blake's Atlantic Tropical Weather Center Extensive Radar Resource
• NWS Regional Weather Radar Tallahassee. Fl (Lots of radar jump points for coastal regions)
• Radar Summary Great Lakes/Ohio Valley (From Covington, Ky)
  • SW Ohio Radar (Shows precip type)
  • Nexrad Radar Image (Only Minutes Old)
  • Regional 24 Hour Precip Totals (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky)

Index of Regional Radars (From Intellicast )

Florida	Southeast US	Central Gulf Coast	Mid Atlantic	New England
South/Central Texas	Tallahassee, Fl	National Radar	Great Lakes/Ohio Valley	Tampa, Fl
Miami Florida	Washington, D.C.	Indianapolis	Charleston, SC	Chicago Radar Loop

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I now have a separate Numerical Model Forecasting Page . Please Visit!

Aviation Model 48 Hour Surface Forecast: Courtesy of the Unisys Weather Processor (Click on Map for a Larger View)

Tips to Reading and Interpreting Weather Maps

Interpretions and Explanations of these analyses and maps can be found at:

• Reading Weather Maps --The Weather Visualizer Univ of Illinois
  • Surface
  • Upper Air
• San Francisco State Univ
• Unisys Upper Air Maps
  • Unisys Model Forecast Analyses and Interpretations (NGM, Aviation, ETA, MRF Models)
• COLA's Guide to Analyses and Forecasts . (NGM, ETA. Aviation)
  • MRF Details

The Numerical Models!

Computer Model Forecasts (COLA) (Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies)

• Medium Range Forecast (Complete Roster-Up to 6 days Out 1 Day at a Time)
  144 Hour 500 mb Heights & Vorticity

  All Times (500 mb Height & Vorticity)
  144 Hour Sea-Level Pressure & Thickness

  All Times (Sea Level Pressure & Thickness)

  700 mb Vertical Velocity & Precip (All times)
  Precipitable Water & Total Totals (All times)

  120 Hour Precipitable Water & Total Totals
  Map Key
• Aviation Model (Complete Roster-72 Hours)
  • 72 Hour 500 mb Heights & Vorticity
  • 72 Hour Sea level Pressure & Thickness
  • Precipitable Water & Total Totals (All times)
    • 72 Hour Precipitable Water & Total Totals
  • 700 mb Vertical Velocity & Precip (All times)
• ETA Model (Complete Roster-48 Hours)
  48 Hour 500 mb Heights & Vorticity
  48 Hour Sea-Level Pressure & Thickness
  Precipitable Water & Potential Energy (All times)

  48 Hour Precipitable Water & Potential Energy
  700 mb Vertical Velocity & Precip (All times)
  Map Key
• Rapid Cycle Updates By Region (Rapid Cycle Updates every 3 hours)
  KEY & Information to Maps
  Central US (Maps at 3-hour intervals-Temp., Pressure, & Precip)
• Regional Analysis Prediction Branch (Info about new experimental maps & predictions)
  Maps by region & type (An amazing variety of weather info updated every three hours)

COLA MRF Computer Model of Tropical Weather (200 mb, 850 mb, SSTemps, etc)

• Tropical Storms Around the Globe!! (See the Latest Maps for Both Hemispheres)
• Sea Surface Temperatures (All Times)
• MRF Forecast of 200mb Winds and Divergence (All Times)
• A Key to the MRF Tropical Maps

Climate Diagnostic Center Map Room Weather Products

• Model Comparison Plots (Super Analysis Tool!)
• Northern Hemisphere Forcast Plots
• Medium-Range Forecast Plots

COLA Extended Forecasts

NORAPS (Navy Operational Regional Atmospheric Prediction System--Models Atmosphere to 48 hrs)

• Surface Analysis
• 500 mb Vorticity

NoGaps Model (PCMDI NWP Weather Maps)

• Aviation
• Medium Range Forecasts
• NoGaps

Unisys Weather Processor (A Very Organized Presentation of Model Info)

Quick Menu

Nested Grid

Medium Range

ETA

Global Aviation

• Rapid Cycle Updates (Models updated to near real time conditions)
  • 4-Panel Surface Rapid Cycle Update (3,6,9, 12 hours)
  • 4-Panel 500 mb Rapid Cycle Update (3, 6, 9, 12 hrs)
  • 4 Panel Relative Humidity/Lifted Index Forecast
• A Really Neat Relative Humidity/Lifted Index Movie (Unisys Weather Processor)
• All Unisys Model Selections-for all times- in Table Form (Compliments of WeatherNet)
• Model Details (To Better Understand the Maps)
• All NGM Forecasts (Nested Grid Model)
  • 12, 24, 36 & 48 Hour Forecasts
  • 4-Panel (Relative Humidity & Lifting Index) The LI field shows instability in the atmosphere. Lower Values>Instability
• Medium Range Forecasts (Up to 10 Days Out)
  • MRF Model Details

Univ of Utah--Numerical Models (A first-class weather machine)

• ETA Model Forecasts
• RUC Analyses & Forecasts
• Medium Range Forecasts
• NGM Forecasts
• ENSEMBLE Forecasts

Univ of Albany--Numerical Models (A different perspective!)

Real Time Weather Data--Numerical Models Terrific Site!

• 500 mb initial Temps
• 500 mb initial Winds
• 500 mb Twelve Hour Temps
• 500 mb Twelve Hour Winds
• Twelve Hour Surface Pressure

Excellent Teaching Tools! Real Time Weather Data Numerical Model Movies

RUC 12 Hour Surface MSLP	RUC 850 MB Winds	RUC 500 MB Winds	RUC 500 MB Temp
ETA Surface MSLP 48 Hour Movie	ETA Vorticity 500 MB Movie	ETA 500 MB Winds 48 Hour Movie	ETA 500 MB Temp 48 Hour Movie

Texas A&M--Numerical Models (Hello Aggies!)

• The Forecast "Expert" Page. All of the Analyses are on One Page!

Hays & His Buddies Hard at Work!

Yes, crawfish in Ohio!

• NCAR Real-Time Weather Data
• (An amazing collection of weather sites & information)
  • Radar & Satellite Products
  • Weather Maps
  • Tropical Weather
• The Weather Visualizer: (Build Your Own Maps!)
• Unisys Weather Processor (Excellent Weather Processor)
• The Daily Planet (Univ of Illinois)
  • Cloud Catalog
• Florida Explores: (A Comprehensive Weather Site)
• Texas A&M Warnings Page (A Synthesis of National Warnings)
• National Weather Service (Data & Products)
• NOAA (Other World Links of Interest: Major Jump Point)
• Bermuda Biological Station (Excellent Imagery)
• Univ of Hawaii

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Barograph Tracing, Hurricane Hugo, September 1989, St. Croix. Each main vertical interval (west-east) represents six hours--the pressure is in millibars. As Hugo bore down on the island, colleagues did not think they would survive the night! The next morning, some described the scene as what they would expect to see after a nuclear war. There was not a leaf left on standing trees!

My Favorite Sources of Tropical Information

• Tropical Prediction Center (National Hurricane Center)
• ATLANTIC OCEAN (Recon, Outlooks, Advisories & Discussions-- Ohio State Link )
  • SATELLITE Links (Single Frame Images)
    • SATELLITE MOVIES
  • Tropical Outlook (OSU) Alternate Site: Univ North Carolina C
  • Current & Past Tropical Advisories (OSU)
  • TPC/NHC's Tropical Cyclone Products Page.
    • NHC Tropical General Forecast Discussion for the Atl Ocn & Gulf of Mexico (Covers Highs & Lows!, Satellite Interpretations)
  • RECON Observations
  • BUOY OBS
  • RADAR
  • Severe Weather Statements
    • Local Tropical Weather Statements
  • National Hurricane Center
    • Tropical Cyclone Products Page (Outlook, Forecasts, Advisories & Discussions)
  • MILLENNIUM WEATHER TROPICAL PAGE ( A Fantastic Tropical Weather Site! by Gary Gray)
  • Tropical Cyclone Page (Univ of Wisconsin-Lots of Great Images & Movies)
  • See the Latest Atlantic Storm Centered IR Image (From the Univ of Hawaii )
  • Unisys Hurricane Tropical Data
  • Atlantic Satellite Movies (IR, Vis & Water Vapor)
  • Univ of Hawaii Tropical Weather Page (This is one heck of a resource for All of the Worlds Oceans!)
  • Surface Charts (And, a 200 mb map of the Tropical Atlantic --Good for recognizing favorable conditions!)

    • Unisys

      Texas A&M

      NWS Marine FAX

      UNIDATA

• EAST PACIFIC OCEAN (Recon, outlooks, & discussions-- Ohio State Link )
  • Single Frame SATELLITE IMAGES
    • GOES 9 Hurricane Sector Imagery (Perfect for the East Pacific)
    • East Pacific SATELLITE MOVIES (IR, Vis & Water Vapor)
  • Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook (OSU)
  • Tropical Cyclone Products Page (Outlook, Forecasts, Advisories & Discussions) for the Eastern Pacific & Atlantic Ocean (NOAA)
    • Tropical General Forecast Discussion
  • Univ of Hawaii Tropical Weather Page
  • See Latest East Pacific Storm Centered Image (From the Univ of Hawaii )
  • National Hurricane Center
  • Unisys Hurricane Tropical Data
• WEST PACIFIC OCEAN (Recon, outlooks, & discussions-- Ohio State Link )
  • Tropical Weather Outlook
  • Tropical Weather Discussion
  • Welcome to the NWS Office Guam
  • West Pacific Typhoon Satellite Movies (IR, Vis & Water Vapor)
    • West Pacific Typhoon IR &Water Vapor Single Frame Images
    • West Pacific GOES 5
• INDIAN OCEAN (Recon, outlooks, & discussions--Ohio State Link)
• Univ of Hawaii Tropical Weather Page
• MILLENNIUM WEATHER TROPICAL PAGE ( A Fantastic Tropical Weather Site! by Gary Gray)
  • Look at their own Hurricane Model Predictions !
  • Tropical Cyclone Models
  • Recon Reports
  • Current Advisories
  • Coastal Radar Pictures
  • Satellite Products
• Satellite Products (From Gary Gray)
• NWS Marine FAX Charts
• ESSENTIAL SATELLITE IMAGERY! (My Master Links)
  • NOAA Images from the Tropics (An Absolute Necessity During hurricane Season!)
    • GOES-8/9 Satellite Derived Wind Products
  • GOES-8 Tropical Sector  (Centered Over Active Area in Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico)
  • Tropical Cyclone Page (Univ of Wisconsin-Lots of Great Images & Movies)
    • Atlantic Ocean (For the whole listing of images & movies)
      • Water Vapor
      • Infrared
      • Africa (IR)
      • Water Vapor Movie (Last 60 hours)
      • Infrared Movie (Last 60 hours)
    • West Pacific Ocean (For the whole listing of images & movies)
      • Water Vapor
      • Infrared
      • Water Vapor Movie (Last 60 hours)
      • Infrared Movie (Last 60 hours)
    • East Pacific Ocean (For the whole listing of images & movies)
      • Water Vapor
      • Infrared
      • Water Vapor Movie (Last 60 hours)
      • Infrared Movie (Last 60 hours)
  • Univ of Hawaii
    • GOES 8 IR with Surface Analysis from Central America Eastward
    • GOES 5 Hemispheric Image (Outstanding)
• Computer Models (Master Links)
  • Oceanographic Models
    • Sea Surface Temperatures (SST)
      • East Pacific & West-Central Atlantic
        • Sea Surface Temp Anomalies
      • Global
        • Sea Surface Temp Anomalies
    • Wave Height Forecasts
  • COLA MRF Computer Model of Tropical Weather (850 mb, 200mb, SSTemps, etc)
    • Tropical Storms Around the Globe!! (See the Latest Maps for Both Hemispheres)
    • Sea Surface Temperatures (All Times)
    • MRF Forecast of 200mb Winds and Divergence (All Times)
    • A Key to the MRF Tropical Maps
• Blank Hurricane Tracking Map (Univ of Michigan)
• Hurricanes
  & Other Storm Image Archive (NOAA-Excellent!!)
• Atlantic Tropical Weather Center (An Old Favorite: Blake's Weather Page)
• Eric Blake's Atlantic Tropical Weather Center Extensive Radar Resource
• Weather Net Tropical Weather
• Hurricanes: Please Visit Often
• Hurricane Tracking Atl and Gulf of Mexico
• Jones College Hurricane Resource Center (Includes Atl, Pac, Indian oceans)
  • Pacific Ocean (Satellites, mpegs, radar, advisories)
  • Indian Ocean (Satellites, mpegs, radar, advisories)
  • Atlantic Ocean (Satellites, mpegs, radar, advisories)
• Hurricane/Tropical Data (Archives from prev years and current info: Unisys University)
• Univ of Illinois (Hurricane related links: Worth the visit!)
• Hurricane Hunters Home Page
• Tropical Information Summaries (From the College of DuPage)

Buoy Data & Marine Forecasts

Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic/Pacific Marine Forecasts

• Gulf of Mexico Buoy Data (Real Time)
• Western Atlantic Buoy Data
• Hourly Updates of Buoy Data (Gulf of Mexico)
• East Pacific Hourly Buoy Reports
• Eric Blake's Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
• National Weather Service, Tallahassee, Florida (Terrific Interactive Site--Start here for the world offerings!)
  • Florida (Eastern Gulf and Atlantic)
  • Western Gulf of Mexico

Bahamas Marine Forecast

Reconnaissance Information

• Plan of the Day or Alternate Site
• Current Plane Reports or Alternate Site
• Current Vortex Messages or Alternate Site
• Current Supplementary Vortex Messages or Alternate Site
• Current Dropsonde Reports or Alternate Site
  • Recon Reports : How to Decode
• NOAA National Hurricane Center (RECON, Tropical Analyses)
  • Archive of Recon Data
• UNCC Recon Data

Spectacular Movies and Images from Previous Years

• Hurricane Movies (The Best I've Ever Seen!)
  • Huricane Luis (Stunning EYE-3.8 MB Quicktime)
  • Hurricane Luis (Wide View 2.7 MB MPEG)
  • Hurricane Marilyn (Explosive Eyewall Thunderstorms 2.5 MB MPEG)
  • Hurricane Marilyn (8.4 MB Quicktime:Worth the Wait)
  • Hurricane Danny (Quicktime 2.0 mb/ GOES Hot Stuf f)
    • Beautiful Visible MPEG Movie of Hurricane Danny Quicktime (From NOAA)
    • NOAA Detailed Report of Hurricane Danny
• 1996 Atlantic Tropical Storms (In-Depth Discussions) & Views from the NOAA Satellites
  • Hurricane Fran Vis Quicktime (From NOAA )
    • Hurricane Fran Enhanced IR Sep 5, 1996 as it approaches the Carolina coastline.
  • Hurricane Eduoard VIS Quicktime Movie (From NOAA )
• Great Images & Hurricane Archives: (Univ of Wisconsin)
• Millenium Weather Models & Other Neat Stuff
• Colorado State University (Dr. Gray works Here-Need I Say More?)
• The effect of Hurricane Lili on San Salvador Island, 1996 (An excellent overview of Lili: Authored by John Garver , Geology Dept , Union College, New York)
  • False color map of the island showing damage locations
  • NOAA Billion Dollar Weather Disasters

Dr. Gray's Famous Long-Range Hurricane Forecasting Prediction

• Dr. Chris Landsea, Colorado State: Hurricane Frequently Asked Questions

Predictive Forecasting Tools, Wind Shear Maps & Sea Surface Temperatures

• Hurricane Genesis Predictive Tool (Interesting Forecasting Maps)
• Wind Shear Map (West Pacific Ocean: Look for <10 m/sec Impt For Hurricane Development)
• Wind Shear Map (Atlantic Ocean: Look for <10 m/sec)
• Sea Surface Temperatures

A Convenient Temperature & Pressure Conversion Chart (From the Alaska Weather Calendar, Willawaw Publishing Co., 1-800-490-4950)

Confused about weather units? Visit the "Weather Calculator"to convert many weather entities!

Weather Discussions! Go Here for an Introduction

Interested in discussing the latest storm or weather maps? Care to make a forecast? Or just want to comment on what others have had to say? Well, here's your chance........

• Weather Discussion Page
• Weather Discussion Entry Form

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