5/16/2023 0 Comments Current hurricane track![]() The larger the cone, the more questions there are as to where this storm is going to go," FOX Weather meteorologist Britta Merwin explained. The skinnier the cone, the more confidence in the forecast. "Now what you want to focus on is how big the cone really is. The projected path and intensity of Tropical Depression Nine. HOW ARE HURRICANES RATED? THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE EXPLAINED Prior to that, it's forecast to pass south of Jamaica on Saturday night and Sunday as a strengthening tropical storm.īy next Tuesday or Wednesday, this likely hurricane is expected to be located somewhere between the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the general vicinity of the Florida Peninsula, possibly as a major hurricane – one that is rated Category 3 or stronger on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The current projection from the NHC shows this system becoming a hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Sea either late this weekend or early next week as it approaches the Cayman Islands. Only slow strengthening is forecast over the next day or two, but more significant intensification is expected on Sunday and Monday. Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to become a tropical storm by Saturday evening. What is the forecast for Tropical Storm Ian? NOAA listing of World Tropical Cyclone Centers with links.Weather alerts associated with Tropical Depression Nine.Pen State’s Operational Model Displays for the North Atlantic and East Pacific Basins provides links to several operational computer models.Unisys Hurricane Data page provides an extensive global archive of current and past tropical cyclones.gCaptain’s Tropical Storm Dashboard offers a Quick look at current Atlantic and East Pac hurricane graphics.Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) – University of Wisconsin This is an excellent site for the more technical user with numerous meteorological analysis tools, satellite photos and surface observations.It also provides links for the latest storm news, local storm alerts and allows satellite and weather observation overlays. IBISEYE allows you to track active or past tropical depressions, tropical storms, or hurricanes for the North Atlantic.Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) – University of Wisconsin – This is an excellent site for the more technical user with numerous overlays of meteorological analysis tools, satellite photos and surface observations.Other Useful Tropical Cyclone tracking Sites has no graphics but does give an extensive collection of links to useful information for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico including links to local radar sites, weather buoys, satellite photos and even web cams.It has a unique feature that allows you to quickly check how far the storm center is from major cities/ports. Stormpulse is a commercial site that offers both current and archive tracks on an interactive map that allows you to overlay satellite, radar and surface data.This site is heavy on satellite images and is oriented a bit more to the professional user. The Naval Research Lab (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division Tropical Cyclone page is another useful site that provides global storm tracking with comprehensive satellite and forecast track information on tropical cyclones across the globe.This site allows you to track tropical cyclones anywhere on the globe with interactive maps that allow overlays of computer guidance, forecast tracks, many satellite images and features several excellent weather blogs. The site is available in a full (graphics heavy), a lite version, a mobile version and an iPhone version. ![]() The Weather Underground Tropical Weather Page is a very comprehensive and easy to use site which provides excellent tools for storm tracking for both the professional and the amateur.The NHC site is user friendly and comes in full feature, mobile and text only versions with easy access to the latest storm info, official advisories, marine forecasts and much more. The site has many resources available with excellent satellite photos, computer model guidance and an archive of past historical tracks going back into the 180o’s. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the place to find the official tropical cyclone forecasts and warnings issued by the US government for the North Atlantic as well as the Eastern North Pacific. ![]() Now that the Atlantic hurricane season is underway here are my thoughts on the best hurricane tracking sites for 2012:
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