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FSU MM5 Mesoscale Model Runs (Dr.
Hart)
Florida
Landfalling Hurricane Climatology
The
FSU Guide to Tropical Weather Data Products
- Tropical Surface Analysis
from TPC (tiff format)
- Oceanweather Marine Surface Obs. for the Gulf
of Mexico and Western
Atlantic
- NWS National Hurricane Center SST
analysis and anomaly
(weekly)
- NRL
Monterey Tropical Cyclone Homepage
- Unisys SST Analysis and
Climatology
Anomaly
- Unisys Atlantic
Storm History, 1886-2007
- Weather Underground's Tropical Weather Pages
- Hurricane
Alley's North
Atlantic Basin page
- Tropical Classification
Tropical Disturbance weak area of low pressure...something to watch
Tropical Depression (20-34 kt and a "closed" circulation) [storm number]
Tropical Storm (35-64 kt) [storm name]
Hurricane (65+ kt or 74+ mph) [See Saffir-Simpson Scale]
- Saffir-Simpson Scale
Maximum Winds Central Pressure
Category 1 65- 82 kt; 74- 95 mph | > 979 mb; > 28.91 "Hg
Category 2 83- 95 kt; 96-110 mph | 965-979 mb; 28.50-28.91 "Hg
Category 3 96-113 kt; 111-130 mph | 945-964 mb; 27.91-28.47 "Hg
Category 4 114-135 kt; 131-155 mph | 920-944 mb; 27.17-27.88 "Hg
Category 5 > 135 kt; > 155 mph | < 920 mb; < 27.17 "Hg
Note: kt = knot; mph = mile per hour; 1 mb = 1 millibar = 1 hectopascal (hPa)
Other Interesting
Information
- UCAR/COMET Hurricane Strike!
- www.howstuffworks.com 's explanation on How Hurricanes Work.
- The FEMA Hurricane Fact Sheet
- Florida Emergency Management Hurricane
Preparedness Information.
- NOAA/NHC Seasonal Hurricane Spring
Outlook
for 2008.
- CSU's Latest 2008 Atlantic Season Forecast
Forecast.
- Tropical Cyclone Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Jim Williams' Hurricane
City page.
- Don't forget your official NOAA 2008 Hurricane Tracking
Chart for the
entire North
Atlantic or just the western Atlantic
& Gulf of Mexico courtesy National Hurricane Center;
these require the Adobe® Acrobat®
Reader® or other PDF document viewer
[You can get Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader® v. 8 here]
- Visit Caribbean
Wind Arts for a tracking map that is both artistic and functional.
- NOAA Coastal Services Center interactive
historical hurricane tracking tool.
- last updated 01 June 2008 phr
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