I1) Where can I get real-time advisories for tropical cyclones? Contributed by Chris Landsea There are two good ways to get these. Either have the advisories sent directly to you via email or visit sites via the World Wide Web. -Option 1: Advisories automatically sent to you WX-ATLAN was created for people who want receive, as an email, tropical bulletins originating from the US National Hurricane Center on Atlantic tropical systems. To get information as to how to sign up onto WX-ATLAN, go to href=https://listserv.illinois.edu/wa.cgi?SUBED1=wx-atlan&A=1 and register your email address. WX-TROPL is for people who want receive, as an email, tropical weather discussions, high seas forecasts, marine bulletins, and recon messages on systems in other basins from the US NOAA Hurricane Center, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. For more information, check the archive href=https://listserv.illinois.edu/wa.cgi?A0=wx-atlan -Option 2: Get the advisories via surfing the Web The World Wide Web is a great source for real-time tropical cyclone advisories. For brevity here are some reliable http sites (provided by Gary Gray):

href=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml Tropical Prediction Center Products href=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml Tropical Prediction Center Graphics href=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/ NOAA's Central Pacific Hurricane Center href=http://atwc.weebly.com/ Atlantic Tropical Weather Center (Everything) href=http://www.wunderground.com:80/tropical/ Weather Underground (Everything) href=http://weather.hawaii.edu/ Univ. Hawaii (Central Pacific weather) href=http://www.beaumontweather.com Golden Triangle Weather Page href=http://www.weather.brockport.edu/cgi-bin/hurricane SUNY Brockport Hurricane Page (Search tool for text products) href=http://hurricane.terrapin.com/ Terrapin Associates (JAVA animated storm tracking) href=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sju/ Puerto Rico NWS (Advisories in English) href=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sju/es/index.php Puerto Rico NWS (Advisories en Espanol) href=http://hurricane.weathercenter.com/ Tampa Bay Online (Local info and advisories) Last Revised : June 1, 2016 Subject : I2) Where can I get real-time tropical weather analyses ? Contributed by Gary Gray href=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml Tropical Prediction Center Products href=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml Tropical Prediction Center Graphics href=http://atwc.weebly.com/ Atlantic Tropical Weather Center (Sfc plots, text data, imagery, etc.) href=http://www.hurricanecity.com/ Hurricane City (News and information concerning Atlantic tropical weather) href=http://gobeach.com/hurr.htm The Caribbean Hurricane Page (News and info from the Caribbean) href=http://www.wunderground.com:80/tropical/ Weather Underground (Surface reports and sat pix) href=http://wxmaps.org/ COLA Weather and Climate Data (Maximum Potential Hurricane Intensity plots) href=http://weather.hawaii.edu/ Univ. Hawaii (Central Pacific weather) href=http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/marine.shtml NWS Marine Fax Charts (Many charts - .TIF format) href=http://flhurricane.com/ Central Florida Hurricane Center (News on current storms and conditions) Last Revised : May 27, 2016 Subject: I3) Where can I get real-time ship and buoy data? Contributed by Gary Gray href=http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/index.shtml NDBC (Interactive buoy data site) href=http://atwc.weebly.com/ Atlantic Tropical Wx Center (Links to various ship and buoy data sources) Last Revised: May 27, 2016 Subject: I4) Where can I get real-time sea surface temperature and tide data? Contributed by Gary Gray Sea Surface Temperatures href=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsst.shtml Tropical Prediction Center (SST and anomaly maps) href=http://www.wunderground.com:80/tropical/ Weather Underground (Basic SST map) href=http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/sst/latest_sst.gif SSEC (Global SST image) Tides href=http://www.tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov National Ocean Service Tides Online Last Revised: April 22, 2010 Subject: I5) Where can I get real-time satellite pictures and satellite products? Contributed by Gary Gray href=http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/tropic.html CIMSS - U of Wisconsin tropical cyclone satellite products href=http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc-bin/tc_home2.cgi NRL Monterey Tropical cyclone satellite page href=http://www.cira.colostate.edu/Special/CurrWx/currwx.htm CIRA (Another major source of general satellite imagery) href=http://www.goes.noaa.gov/ NOAA GOES site (Official NOAA GOES web page) href=http://atwc.weebly.com/ Atlantic Tropical Wx Center (Links to many sat sources, including loops) href=http://www.wunderground.com:80/tropical/ Weather Underground (Links to key satellite images) href=http://weather.hawaii.edu/ U-Hawaii (Central Pacific sat pix, radar, and analyses) href=http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/index.html UNISYS (GOES-East and West satellite imagery) href=http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/ UCAR (Large source of general satellite data) Last Revised : May 27, 2016 Subject: I6) Where can I get real-time radar data? ->http://weather.noaa.gov/radar NOAA radar (Regional radar loops including Guam and PR) ->http://www.wunderground.com:80/US/Region/US/Radar.html Weather Underground (Regional radar pix) ->http://atwc.weebly.com/ Atlantic Tropical Wx Center (Some coastal radar shots) ->http://www.beaumontweather.com Golden Triangle Weather (Coastal TX radar only) ->http://weather.unisys.com/radar/index.html UNISYS (Coarse U.S. radar image) ->http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/Radar/ Intellicast (Primary internet radar site) ->http://smn.cna.gob.mx/ Mexican Water Commission (radar sites under Observando el Tiempo) ->http://www.insmet.cu/asp/genesis.asp?TB0=PLANTILLAS&TD1=RADARES Cuban radar sites ->http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/antilles/pack-public/animation/animMOSAIC2.html Guadeloupe and Martinque radar site ->http://www.weather.bm/radar.asp Bermuda radar site Last Revised: May 27, 2016 Subject: I7) Where can I get real-time hurricane aircraft reconnaissance data? Contributed by Gary Gray -> http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/reconlist.html National Hurricane Center (Full set of recon data) -> http://airbornescience.nasa.gov/tracker NASA aircraft tracker (NASA research planes) -> http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/recon/ Tropical Tidbits Recon (archived recon data) -> http://www.tropicalatlantic.com/recon/archive Tropical Atlantic Recon (archived recon data) -> http://atwc.weebly.com/ Atlantic Tropical Wx Center (Links to all recon data) -> http://www.funet.fi/pub/dx/text/utility/Hurricane FUNET (Decoding info) Last Revised : May 27, 2016 Subject: I8) Where can I get real-time model forecasts of tropical cyclone motion? Contributed by Gary Gray href=http://www.wrf-model.org/plots/realtime_hurricane4km.php Weather Research & Forecating Model href=http://weather.unisys.com/ UNISYS (WRF,GFS,MRF,RUC, and ECMWF) href=http://wxmaps.org/pix/forecasts.html COLA (Northern Hemisphere) href=http://www.atmos.albany.edu/index.php?d=wx_nwp Albany (NAM, and NAM hi-res) href=http://itg1.meteor.wisc.edu/wxp_images/ U-Wisc (ETA, NGM, AVN, and MRF) href=http://moe.met.fsu.edu/tcgengifs FSU-text (CMC, GFDL, GFD, HWRF, MM5 FSU-GFS, MM5 FSU-MERGE, and NGP) href=http://www.hurricanealley.net/HAnorthatlantic.htm Hurricane Alley (Spagetti plots) href=http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/tpm/emchurr/tcgen/ NCEP/EMC - CycloGenesis Tracking href=http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/model/ UCAR/RAP - RUC model Last Revised : April 22, 2010 Subject: I9) What computer software is available for tracking tropical cyclones? Contributed by Tom Berg (Note that this does not constitute an endorsement of any product.) Free Tropical Cyclone Tracking programs - JStrack (Windows/UNIX) -- JStrack is a freeware hurricane tracking program for Unix and Windows 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP. Version 3.3.2 on 11 Oct 2010 Key features include: o automatic data updates via incoming e-mail (WX-ATLAN) or FTP from NHC server (a filter "reads" the NHC products and extracts the data) o three maps, courtesy of Ron Murphy, NWS Birmingham: Overall picture, US East Coast, and US Gulf Coast + S. FL. o plots wind radii (default is for current/forecast positions only). After all, you need to know where the storm's WINDS are, not just where the eye is. o plots NHC probabilities data (via menu---see next item) o menu associated with any past/current storm position from which you can plot/remove forecast positions, wind radii, and probabilities, view details on the storm (wind speeds, course, etc.), view the NHC products associated with that time/position, and so on. o given user's home coordinates, 'X' plotted at that point on the map o given user's home coordinates, JStrack can warn the user if the storm is currently within a given number (def. 60) of nautical miles, or is forecast to come within that distance (this part assumes a straight line between forecast points, and should not be considered 100% accurate!) o ability to run user-defined commands when storm data is updated for a storm currently on the screen and/or for a new storm, and/or for situations where the storm is, or is forecast to be, within the above distance in nautical miles. This can be used to wake you up in a situation where the storm is a potential threat, and missing an advisory could put you in a dangerous situation. It has also been used by at least three web sites to do a screen capture and update a web page (for 24x7 ops). For more info, screen pics, etc., see http://jstrack.org/jstrack or contact spooky130u@gmail.com Jim Graham. Priced Tropical Cyclone Tracking programs - HurrTrak -- Shareware version of most detailed tracking software available. Price listed is for latest full version, 10.0, actual price. HURRTRAK EM/Pro 2014 Price $ 999.00 S&H $ 27.00 RM/Pro 2014 Price $2125.00 S&H $ 27.00 Online internet service for advisories - YES STORMINFO 2014 $1295.00 per year for online customers $295.00 per year Web site for download --http://www.pcwp.com/ - Tracking the Eye -- View the movement of the storm on a map of the eastern United States and the Caribbean. Graph and full color printing. Track storm information including type of storm, storm coordinates, wind speed and pressure, direction and speed of travel, date and time of coordinates, damage, and more. Print your storm map. Track up to 40 storms at once. Includes data for over 750 historical storms from 1900 to 1996. Tracking The Eye Price - as low as $14.95 per year Platforms -- Windows 8/7/XP/Vista, iPhone and iPad apps, Android, and Windows Phone 7 Online Internet service for advisories - YES $19.95 per year Web site for download -- http://www.hurricanesoftware.com/ iPhone Apps Hurricane Tracker Latest version 4.1, May 3, 2014 $2.99 Yearly updates? - YES Web site for download https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hurricane-tracker/id327193945?mt=8 Hurricane Pro Latest version 4.3, March 18, 2014 $2.99 Yearly updates? - YES Web site for download https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hurricane-pro/id291430598?mt=8 Hurricane by American Red Cross Latest version 2.0, Feb. 25 18, 2014 Free Yearly updates? - YES Web site for download https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hurricane-by-american-red/id545689238?mt=8 Other Apps Web site for list of hurricane tracking apps http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/hurricane=apps Last Updated May 5, 2014 Subject: I10) How can I get hurricane information when I'm not at my computer? provided by the NHC The NWS and NHC offer a variety of services to make sure you stay informed about tropical activity even when you are away from your television or computer. Some of these services are : - NOAA Weather Radio The easiest way to stay informed is to have an inexpensive portable radio which picks up NOAA Weather Radio. These are available in numerous stores in a host of designs and features. For more info on this try http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/ - Radio Fax For mariners at sea, there are a variety of ways and frequencies that you can use to keep updated on tropical developments. Try http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/marine/receiving_forecasts.shtml - Wireless NHC/TPC Tropical Cyclone text advisories, aircraft reconnaissance messages, and Tropical Analysis and Forecasting Branch text forecasts and discussions are available to Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) capable cellphones and Portable Digital Assistants (PDA). For more information on how to set up your cellphone or PDA try http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutwap.shtml - E-Mail If you can check your email while away from your home computer you might consider subscribing to one of NHC's mailing lists. Try http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/signup.shtml - RSS Feeds If your computer has a news aggregator or feed reader you can set it up to receive RSS feeds from NHC. For all the info try http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutrss.shtml Last updated May 6, 2014