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Hurricanes (Table of Contents on this Page!)

I decided to split my hurricane page into three separate pages--The Hurricane Main Page, A Hurricane Movie Archive Page, and a Current Tropical Satellite Imagery and Movie Page.

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Nature's Show: A GOES 10 Visible image of Hurricane Linda on 9/12/97. The 12 nm eye passed just to the southwest of Isla Socorro around 19:30 UT. Winds were sustained at 160 knots and the minimum central pressure was 900 mb (26.58 inches). What would it have been like to be there? From CIMSS Tropical Cyclone Page.

Search a DATABASE of Hurricane Sites!

Infrared Image Courtesy of Plymouth State College. (Click on Map for a Larger View)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Recon, Outlooks, Advisories & Discussions-- Ohio State Link)

• SATELLITE Links (Single Frame Images)
  • SATELLITE MOVIES
• FEMA Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watch Information
• The Hurricane Watch Net Local Storm Statements A Clickable Map
• Disaster Relief
• The Weather Underground Tropical Weather Info
• National Hurricane Center
  • TPC/NHC's Tropical Cyclone Products Page. (Links to: Outlook, Forecasts, Advisories & Discussions)
  • ACTIVE Atlantic advisories, discussions, and Graphics. May be very busy at times!
  • NHC Tropical General Forecast Discussion for the Atl Ocn & Gulf of Mexico (Covers Highs & Lows!, Satellite Interpretations)
  • NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION TROPICAL DESK
• Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Tropical Cyclone Support Web Amazing Resource!
  Subjective Tropical Cyclone Discussion NEW! SELECT More Below... Tropical Weather Discussion Tropical Weather Summary Graphic 84 hour prognostic blend 48 hour prognostic blend TROPICAL SATELLITE IMAGES Composite Sea Surface Temp NOGAPS Streamlines & Isotachs Forecasts Tropics MRF Depictions From GRADS 200/850mb Shear Forecasts NOGAPS 200/850mb Shear & IR Satellite Image AVN 200/850mb Shear & IR Satellite Image Observed 200/850mb Shear & IR Satellite Image NOGAPS Caribbean Surface/IR Satellite Image NOGAPS Upper Air/Water Vapor Satellite Image Gulf of Mexico text forecast Gulf of Mexico Buoy Info Northern Hemisphere Prognostic Discussion NCEP PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION Gulf Stream Analysis WXMAP Models by REGIONS
  • Subjective Tropical Cyclone Discussion
  • Tropical Weather Discussion
  • TROPICAL SATELLITE IMAGES
  Forecasting Aids
  • Composite Sea Surface Temp
  • NOGAPS Streamlines & Isotachs Forecasts
  • Tropics MRF Depictions From GRADS
  • 200/850mb Shear Forecasts
  • NOGAPS 200/850mb Shear & IR Satellite Image
  • AVN 200/850mb Shear & IR Satellite Image
  • Observed 200/850mb Shear & IR Satellite Image
• Ohio State Tropical Weather: The Atlantic Ocean The Ohio State Weather Machine does a terrific job!
  • Atl Tropical Outlook
  • Atl Tropical Discussion
  • Atlantic Hurricane Model Guidance
  • Local Trop Statements and Damage Reports
  • Atlantic Warnings and Advisories
  • Current and Past Advisories over the past 5 days
  • Hurricane Damage Reports
  • Severe Weather Statements
  • Atlantic Marine Weather Statements
  • The latest SURFACE & IR image map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Caribbean.
  • Get the Latest Coastal Forecasts from Ohio State.
  Ohio State ATLANTIC Satellite Imagery NEW! Eastern US Visible Eastern US Infrared ENHANCED Eastern US Water Vapor ENHANCED Carribean/Gulf ofMexico/W Atlantic/ IR ENHANCED Carribean/Gulf ofMexico/W Atlantic/ IR Carribean/Gulf of Mexico/W Atlantic/ Water Vapor ENHANCED Carribean/Gulf of Mexico/W Atlantic/ VISIBLE Gulf of Mexico Surface Reports & IR Caribbean Surface Reports & IR East Pacific IR ENHANCED East Pacific Visible East Pacific Water Vapor ENHANCED Mid-West Visible FLOAT NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
• Terry's Tropical Weather Page
• UNISYS Atlantic Season
• Tropical & Marine Weather Page UNISYS--1998 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Atlantic!

  Aviation Surface Analysis & Forecasts	Aviation 500 mb Analysis & Forecast	Aviation Shear Analysis	Aviation 300 mbAnalysis & Forecast
  Analysis	Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
  24 hr Forecast	24 hr Forecast	24 hr Forecast	24 hr Forecast
  48 hr Forecast	48 hr Forecast	48 hr Forecast	48 hr Forecast

  Intellicast ATLANTIC Tropical Maps & ImagesCloud Winds & Wind Shear & Wind Shear Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Maps Atlantic Surface Analysis Atlantic Surface 24 Forecast Atlantic Surface 48 Forecast Atlantic 200 mb Wind Charts Atlantic 24 hour 200 mb Forecast Atlantic 48 hour 200 mb Forecast Atlantic 72 hour 200 mb Forecast Caribbean Hi Resolution Image Atlantic Hi Resolution Image Caribbean Loop Atlantic Loop Caribbean Visible Caribbean Visible Loop East Pacific Infrared East Pacific Loop East Pacific Hi Resolution NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
• Intellicast Tropical Weather Page
• Intellicast Tropical Satellite Page
  • High Resolution Storm Centered Image
    • High Resolution Storm Centered Visible Image Loop
    • Atlantic Visible Image
    • Storm centered IR loop
  • Tropical Weather Disturbance Statements
  • Storm History (if available)
  • Forecast Track (if available)
  • Caribbean Hi Res
  • Atlantic Hi Res
  • Atlantic & Gulf Surface Chart
  • Atlantic & Gulf 48 Hour Surface Chart
  • 200mb Current Analysis
  • 72 Hour 200mb Forecast
• Florida State Dept of Meteorology
  • Latest Tropical Outlook
  • Latest Synoptic Tropical Discussion
  • Atlantic, GOM and Caribbean Satellite Imagery
  • Everything Tropical--forecasts, discussions, etc.
  • USA Radar Lists and Links
  • Gulf of Mexico Surface Map
  • Caribbean Basin Surface Map
  • Florida surface Map
• NOGAPS Forecasting Models -From WeatherNet Computer Models

  NOGAPS Surface Analysis & Forecasts	NOGAPS 500 mb Analysis & Forecast	NOGAPS 200 mbAnalysis & Forecast
  Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
  24 hr Forecast	24 hr Forecast	24 hr Forecast
  48 hr Forecast	48 hr Forecast	48 hr Forecast
  72 hr Forecast	72 hr Forecast	72 hr Forecast

• Univ of Wisconsin Tropical Cyclone Product Page (Lots of Great Images & Movies)
  • North Atlantic GOES-8 Satellite Derived Winds and Analyses
  • Water Vapor Single Image
  • Infrared Single Image
  • Gulf of Mexico, Western Caribbean and Western Atlantic Visble
  • Water Vapor Movie (Last 60 hours) Is in the "FLI" format. Configure your browser!
  • Infrared Movie (Last 60 hours) Is in the "FLI" format. Configure your browser!
  • Africa Water Vapor Loop Is in the "FLI" format. Configure your browser!
  • North Atlantic GOES-8 and METEOSAT-7 Satellite Images Includes Enhanced IR Imagery!
  Univ of Wisconsin WEST Atlantic SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS MId-Upper Level Water Vapor/IR Winds Low Mid Level Infrared Winds Wind Shear (150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Wind Shear TENDENCY(150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Upper Level DIVERGENCE Visible Winds Low Level Visible Winds CYCLONES PRESENT ONLY!! NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
  Univ of Wisconsin EAST Atlantic/Africa SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS MId-Upper Level Water Vapor/IR Winds Low Mid Level Infrared Winds Wind Shear (150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Wind Shear TENDENCY(150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Upper Level DIVERGENCE NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
  NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays W Atlantic IR Surface PRESSURE Overlay W Atlantic IR & Surface WIND Overlay W Atlantic IR & 500 MB HEIGHT Overlay W Atlantic IR & 300 MB WINDS Overlay E Atlantic/AFRICA IR Surface PRESSURE Overlay E Atlantic/AFRICA IR & Surface WIND Overlay E Atlantic/AFRICA IR & 500 MB HEIGHT Overlay E Atlantic/AFRICA IR & 300 MB WINDS Overlay Monterey In-Depth Tropical System IMAGES and Forecasts
• RECON Observations
• BUOY OBS
• RADAR
• Get the Latest Coastal Forecasts from Ohio State.
• MILLENNIUM WEATHER TROPICAL PAGE ( A Fantastic Tropical Weather Site! by Gary Gray)
• Lou's Weather Watch-Florida An excellent Tropical Weather Site!
• Scott's Hurricane Links Page A really interesting hurricane site!!
• 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!)
  • See the Univ of Hawaii Tropical Image pages
  • A OUTSTANDING Active Atlantic Basin Storm Images!
  • An IR/AVN 12 Hour forecast map of the GOM, Caribbean, and Atlantic Ocean
  
  
• Monterey Tropical Cyclone Homepage (A rich source of all things tropical!)
  NRL Monterey ATLANTIC Tropical ImagesComputer Model Over CloudsCloud Winds & Wind Shear & Wind Shear Atlantic Ocean Infrared Atlantic Water Vapor Atlantic Visible East Atlantic & Africa Infrared East Atlantic & Africa Visible East Atlantic & Africa Water Vapor Monterey In-Depth Tropical System IMAGES and Forecasts Global Hydrology & Climate Center-IR Click & Zoom Global Hydrology & Climate Center-Water Vapor Click & Zoom INTERACTIVE Global Geostationary Weather Satellite Imagery NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
  NRL Monterey ATLANTIC Tropical JAVA/Gif ANIMATIONS Eastern Atlantic/Africa Ocean Visible JAVA/Gif Eastern Atlantic/Africa Infrared JAVA/Gif Eastern Atlantic/Africa Water Vapor JAVA/Gif Western Atlantic Visible JAVA/Gif Western Atlantic Infrared JAVA/Gif Western Atlantic Water Vapor JAVA/Gif East Pacific Visible JAVA/Gif East Pacific Infrared JAVA/Gif East Pacific Water Vapor JAVA/Gif West Pacific Visible JAVA/Gif West Pacific Infrared JAVA/Gif West Pacific Water Vapor JAVA/Gif Monterey In-Depth Tropical System IMAGES and Forecasts INTERACTIVE ANIMATOR-Global Geostationary Weather Satellite Imagery NRL Monterey Tropical Images NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays

  NRL Monterey Satellite Movies

  • An Atlantic Roster of Images and Loops
  • An Atlantic Roster of Large Water Vapor Loops
  • An Atlantic Roster of Large Infrared Loops
  • LATEST S. Florida, Cuba Visible Image
  • LATEST NE Gulf Coast Centered Visible Image
  • LATEST New Orleans Centered Image
  • LATEST Atlantic Surface Winds
  • LATEST 500 mb composite
  • LATEST Tropical Atlantic Wind Shear
  • LATEST N Hemisphere Full Disk
  • LATEST N Hemisphere Water Vapor Full Disk
  • Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting Page Warning Messages, forecast maps, etc.
• A NOAA Tropical Surface Map (TIF format), a tropical surface GIF map, and an upper air TIF Format 200 mb map of the Tropical Atlantic and GIF Format--Good for recognizing favorable conditions!
  

  UNISYS

  Texas A&M

  NWS Marine FAX

  UNIDATA

  
  

  NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays

• Remarkable 500 mb and IR satellite Overview of the Tropical Atlantic (From Monterey Tropical Cyclone Page)
  • Latest 500 mb Nogaps model movie run ~1mb in size! Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't! If it doesn't load, look at the directory of 500 mb model movie runs. Great Stuff!
• NOAA's Significant Events Imagery Page
• Global Hydrology & Climate Center
  Hurricane Alley (AMAZING Interactive Animations & Still Imagery) Visible-Hurricane Alley Click & Zoom Infrared-Hurricane Alley Click & Zoom Water Vapor-Hurricane Alley Click & Zoom 1 Km Visible-North America 1 km Infrared-North America 1 km Water Vapor-North America NRL Monterey Tropical Images NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays Monterey In-Depth Tropical System IMAGES and Forecasts
• Atlantic Tracking Map From the Univ of Hawaii
  • Blank Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Map (Univ of Michigan) Get a crisper, clear map here!

Courtesy of CNN Weather

• Single Frame SATELLITE IMAGES
  • GOES 10 Hurricane Sector Imagery (Perfect for the East Pacific)
  • East Pacific SATELLITE MOVIES (IR, Vis & Water Vapor)
• Intellicast East Pacific Hurricane Surface Map
• National Hurricane Center
  • TPC/NHC's Tropical Cyclone Products Page. (Links to: Outlook, Forecasts, Advisories & Discussions)
  • The latest east pacific Storm Discussions, Advisories, etc. from Trop Prediction Center. May be very busy at times!
  Intellicast EAST PACIFIC Images and Maps East Pacific Hurricane Surface Map East Pacific Infrared East Pacific Loop East Pacific Hi Resolution NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays Monterey In-Depth Tropical System IMAGES and Forecasts
  Ohio State EAST PACIFIC Satellite Imagery NEW! East Pacific IR ENHANCED East Pacific Visible East Pacific Water Vapor ENHANCED
• Univ of Wisconsin Tropical Cyclone Product Page
• Ohio State Tropical Weather: The East Pacific Ocean The Ohio State Weather Machine does a terrific job!
  • East Pacific Tropical Outlook
  • East Pacific Tropical Discussion
  • Current and Past Advisories over the past 5 days
  • Hurricane Center Active Storm Advisories
  • East Pacific Surface Map
  • East Pacific Monthly Weather Summary
  • East Pacific Wind Shear NRL Monterey Tropical Images NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
  EAST PACIFIC Satellite Derived Winds Univ of Wisconsin NEW! MId-Upper Level Water Vapor/IR Winds Low Mid Level Infrared Winds Wind Shear (150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Wind Shear TENDENCY(150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Upper Level DIVERGENCE Visible Winds Low Level Visible Winds CYCLONES PRESENT ONLY!! NRL Monterey Tropical Images NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
  NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays E Pacific IR Surface PRESSURE Overlay E Pacific IR & Surface WIND Overlay E Pacific IR & 500 MB HEIGHT Overlay E Pacific IR & 300 MB WINDS Overlay Monterey In-Depth Tropical System IMAGES and Forecasts
• Univ of Hawaii Tropical Weather Page
  • See Latest East Pacific Storm Centered Image (From the Univ of Hawaii)
• UNISYS Hurricane Tropical Data
• Monterey Tropical Cyclone Homepage
  NRL Monterey EAST PACIFIC Tropical ImagesComputer Model Over CloudsCloud Winds & Wind Shear & Wind Shear East Pacific Infrared East Pacific Water Vapor East Pacific Visible NRL Monterey Tropical Images Monterey In-Depth Tropical System IMAGES and Forecasts NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
  (A rich source of all things tropical!)
  • Large East Pacific Infrared Loops Complete East Pacific Loop Roster LATEST Tropical Pacific Visible
  • LATEST Tropical Pacific Water Vapor
  • LATEST Tropical Pacific Infrared

• Tropical Weather Outlook
• Satellite Weather Discussion
• Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center -West Joint Typhoon Warning Center
• U.S. NAVPACMETOC Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center Tropical Cyclone Best Track Data Site
• Welcome to the NWS Office Guam
• Univ of Hawaii Tropical Meteorology
• UNISYS-- 1998 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific
  • West Pacific GMS-5
  • West Pacific Tropical Cyclone Alert
• Univ of Wisconsin Tropical Cyclone Product Page
• West Pacific Typhoon Satellite Movies (IR, Vis & Water Vapor)
  • Australian Region GMS-5 Satellite Derived Winds and Analyses
    WEST PACIFIC Satellite Derived Winds Univ of Wisconsin NEW! MId-Upper Level Water Vapor/IR Winds Low Mid Level Infrared Winds Wind Shear (150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Wind Shear TENDENCY(150-350mb-700-925mb mean) Upper Level DIVERGENCE Visible Winds Low Level Visible Winds CYCLONES PRESENT ONLY!! NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays
    NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays W Pacific IR Surface PRESSURE Overlay W Pacific IR & Surface WIND Overlay W Pacific IR & 500 MB HEIGHT Overlay W Pacific IR & 300 MB WINDS Overlay
  • West Pacific Typhoon IR &Water Vapor Single Frame Images
• Monterey Tropical Cyclone Homepage (A rich source of all things tropical!)
  NRL Monterey WEST PACIFIC Tropical ImagesComputer Model Over CloudsCloud Winds & Wind Shear & Wind Shear West Pacific Visible West Pacific Infrared West Pacific Water Vapor NRL Monterey Images with NOGAPS Overlays

• Univ of Hawaii Tropical Weather Page
• Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center West Joint Typhoon Warning Center
  • Indian Ocean IR GMS-5

Hurricane and Other Weather Queries!

The database has a very large number of links and descriptions of URLs on tropical weather, ecology, and earth science. Just type in a few key words! Enter some key words to search by (Images, specific storms, NHC reports, typhoons, tracks, etc.): Find pages with all any of these words and return 10 25 results. Detailed Results Search Phonetically Begins With Searching  Search for key words found only in: URLs Titles Header Got Mac OS 10.2 or Higher?   Download Hays' Sherlock Channel

A Potpourri of Wonderful Sources (Continued!)

See a Fantastic Movie of Seasonal Change as Seen from Space OR Why an axial tilt of 23.5 degrees is important!

• NOAA Images from the Tropics (An Absolute Necessity During Hurricane Season!)
• Visit "A Hurricane Hunter's Photo Ablum-An inspiring photo journey!
• Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Intensity Scale
• Tropical Storms Worldwide (A really neat site--Has clickable world map for deatailed tracks)
• Computer Models
  • Oceanographic Models
    • Sea Surface Temperatures (SST)
      • East Pacific & West-Central Atlantic
        • Sea Surface Temp Anomalies
      • Global
        • Sea Surface Temp Anomalies
  • COLA MRF Computer Model of Tropical Weather
    • 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
• Wave Height Forecasts
• UNISYS Hurricane Tropical Data (Terrific Site: Archives, Atl Ocn & Pacific Ocn)
• Tropical Prediction Center (National Hurricane Center)
• RADAR
• Tropical Cyclone Page (Univ of Wisconsin-Lots of Great Images & Movies)
• Atlantic Tropical Weather Center (An Old Favorite: Blake's Weather Page)
  • Extensive!! Weather Radar Sources
  • Mexic--Gulf of Mexico & Pacific Radar Sites
• Weather Net Tropical Weather
• Florida State's USA Radar Lists and Links
• Chris Landsea Frequently Asked Questions
  • Development of an Objective Scheme to Estimate Tropical Cyclone Intensity from Digital Geostationary Satellite Infrared Imagery
• Hurricanes & Other Storm Image Archive (NOAA-Excellent!!)
• Hurricane Tracking: Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
• Jones College Hurricane Resource Center (Includes Atl, Pac, Indian oceans)
  • West Pacific Ocean (Satellites, mpegs, radar, advisories)
  • East 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)
• Hurricane Research Division (NOAA)
• 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
• Charles Boley's Hurricanes & Tropical Storms (Charles has a very complete set of Resources on Hurricanes)

Reconnaissance Information

How to Decode Recon information: Compliments of the Hurricane Hunters

• VORTEX DATA MESSAGES Or download a Vortex PDF document
• SUPPLEMENTARY VORTEX DATA MESSAGES Or download a Supl. Vortex Data Messages PDF document
• DROPSONDE OBSERVATIONS Or download a Dropsonde PDF document
• RECCO Observation Decoding Or download a Recco PDF document

Actual Recon Observations

• 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

Buoy Info, Etc. Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic/Pacific Marine Forecasts

• National Data Buoy Center
  • Mid-Atlantic Coast
• Gulf of Mexico Buoy Data (Real Time)
• Western Atlantic Buoy Data
• National Data Buoy Center (Terrific Interactive Site--Start here for the world offerings!)
  • Florida (Eastern Gulf and Atlantic)
  • Western Gulf of Mexico
• Offshore Weather Buoy Data
• Gulf of Mexico Buoy Reports/Surface Map
• Caribbean Buoy Reports/Surface Map
• SE Atlantic Buoy Reports/Surface Map
  • Hourly Updates of Buoy Data (Gulf of Mexico)
  • Western Atlantic Ocean
  • East Pacific Hourly Buoy Reports
• Get the Latest Coastal Forecasts from Ohio State.

Bahamas Marine Forecast

Satellite Imagery Previous RAMMT Satellite Discussions from NOAA

MPEG Satellite Movies (IR, VIS, & Water Vapor)

• US & Atlantic
• East Pacific & West Coast
• West Pacific
• Africa & Europe
• The World Montage (Sea surface temp, ice & cloud tops for the last week)
• CLICK HERE for real-time satellite movies automatically downloaded (I did this to increase download speeds on this page)

Satellite Single Frame Images (IR, Vis & Water Vapor)

• Univ of Wisconsin
• Ohio State
• UNISYS University
• Univ of Washington
• NOAA (GOES 8, GOES 10, GMS-5, Terrific for Hurricane Season!)
• Univ of Hawaii
• The Weather Channel
• Miscellaneous Satellite Sources

Computer Models NGM, ETA, Aviation, MRF

(You are bounced to the numerical models page for links)

• Summary of the National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Track and Intensity Guidance Models
• 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
• NORAPS (Navy Operational Regional Atmospheric Prediction System--Models Atmosphere to 48 hrs)
  • 48 Hour Surface Analysis
  • 500 mb Vorticity
• UNISYS's Hurricane Tropical Data
  • Aviation Sea Level Pressure Analysis
  • Aviation Sea Level Pressure 24 Hour Forecast
  • Aviation Sea Level Pressure 48 Hour Forecast
  • Aviation 500 mb Analysis
  • Aviation 500 mb 24 hour Forecast
  • Aviation 500 mb 48 hour Forecast
  • Aviation 300 mb Analysis
  • Aviation 300 mb 24 hour Forecast
  • Aviation 300 mb 48 hour Forecast
  • Aviation Shear Analysis
  • Aviation Shear 24 hour Forecast
  • Aviation Shear 48 hour Forecast

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

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

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

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Other Excellent Tropical Weather Sources

 

• NCAR Real-Time Weather Data
• (An amazing collection of weather sites & information)
  • Radar & Satellite Products
  • Weather Maps
  • Tropical Weather
• UNISYS Weather Processor (Excellent Weather Processor)
• The Daily Planet (Univ of Illinois)
• Florida Explores: (A Comprehensive Weather Site)
  • Image Clearinghouse (Excellent source of terrific sat photos)
• 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

Tropical Satellite Imagery, Movies and Coastal Radar Sites

Archives: Spectacular Hurricane Movies and Images--Past and Present

Tropical Satellite Imagery, Movies and Coastal Radar Sites Spectacular Hurricane Movies and Images--Past and Present

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Saffir-Simpson Scale

STATUS	WINDS KNOTS	WINDS MPH	PRESSURE	SURGE	EXAMPLES
Depression	<35 kts	<35 mph	------	-
Tropical Storm	35-64 kts	35-73 mph	------	-
Category 1	65-83 kts	74-95 mph	> 980 mb >28.94"	4-5 ft	Danny 1997
Category 2	84-95 kts	96-110 mph	965-980 mb 28.60"-28.94"	6-8 ft	Bertha 1995 Marylyn 1996
Category 3	96-113 kts	111-130 mph	945-964 mb 27.91"-28.47"	9-12 ft	Fran 1996 Erika 1997
Category 4	114-134 kts	131-155 mph	920-945 mb 27.17"-27.88"	13-18 ft	Andrew 1992
Category 5	135 kts+	155 mph+	< 920 mb <27.17"	> 18 ft	Camille 1969 Linda 1997

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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!

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