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Learn and Prepare for Hurricanes. What are Spaghetti Models? Cyclone Archive Pages and Links. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Source: Intellicast. It develops over tropical or subtropical waters, and has an organized circulation. Depending upon location, tropical cyclones have different names around the world.

Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclones are classified as follows: Tropical Depression: Organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with defined surface circulation and max sustained winds of 38 mph or less.

Tropical Storm: Organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of mph. Hurricane: Intense tropical weather system of strong thunderstorms with a well-defined surface circulation. A Hurricane has max sustained winds of 74 mph or higher! The difference between Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watches, Warnings, Advisories and Outlooks Warnings :Listen closely to instructions from local officials on TV, radio, cell phones or other computers for instructions from local officials.

Evacuate immediately if told to do so. Storm Surge Warning: There is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the shoreline somewhere within the specified area. This is generally within 36 hours. If you are under a storm surge warning, check for evacuation orders from your local officials.

Hurricane Warning: Hurricane conditions sustained winds of 74 mph or greater are expected somewhere within the specified area. NHC issues a hurricane warning 36 hours in advance of tropical storm-force winds to give you time to complete your preparations. All preparations should be complete. Evacuate immediately if so ordered. Tropical Storm Warning: Tropical storm conditions sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph are expected within your area within 36 hours.

Extreme Wind Warning: Extreme sustained winds of a major hurricane mph or greater , usually associated with the eyewall, are expected to begin within an hour. Take immediate shelter in the interior portion of a well-built structure. Please note that hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings for winds on land as well as storm surge watches and warnings can be issued for storms that the NWS believes will become tropical cyclones but have not yet attained all of the characteristics of a tropical cyclone i.

In these cases, the forecast conditions on land warrant alerting the public. Hurricane, tropical storm, and storm surge watches and warnings can also be issued for storms that have lost some or all of their tropical cyclone characteristics, but continue to produce dangerous conditions.

Watches : Listen closely to instructions from local officials on TV, radio, cell phones or other computers for instructions from local officials. Evacuate if told to do so. Storm Surge Watch: Storm here is a possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the shoreline somewhere within the specified area, generally within 48 hours.

If you are under a storm surge watch, check for evacuation orders from your local officials. Hurricane Watch: Huriricane conditions sustained winds of 74 mph or greater are possible within your area. Because it may not be safe to prepare for a hurricane once winds reach tropical storm force, The NHC issues hurricane watches 48 hours before it anticipates tropical storm-force winds.

Tropical Storm Watch: Tropical storm conditions sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph are possible within the specified area within 48 hours. Advisories : Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory: The Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory contains a list of all current coastal watches and warnings associated with an ongoing or potential tropical cyclone, a post-tropical cyclone, or a subtropical cyclone.

It also provides the cyclone position, maximum sustained winds, current motion, and a description of the hazards associated with the storm. Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Cone: This graphic shows areas under tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings, the current position of the center of the storm, and its predicted track.

Remember, the effects of a tropical cyclone can span hundreds of miles. Areas well outside of the cone often experience hazards such as tornadoes or inland flooding from heavy rain. Outlooks : Tropical Weather Outlook: The Tropical Weather Outlook is a discussion of significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for development during the next 5 days. The Outlook includes a categorical forecast of the probability of tropical cyclone formation during the first 48 hours and during the entire 5-day forecast period.

You can also find graphical versions of the 2-day and 5-day Outlook here Be sure to read up on tons of more information on Hurricane knowledge, preparedness, statistics and history under the menu on the left hand side of the page!

TrackTheTropics Resource Links. Thank you to all of these websites for information and graphics we use on this website. Please be sure to visit these sites for tons of more tools on tracking the Tropics! Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook. Facebook Comments. Current Tropics Activity Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days. Wind Speed. Storm Surge. Additional Classifications. Tropical Storm. Tropical Depression. Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant. The following information is based on satellite imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.

Atlantic Ocean Gale Warning: A broad area of low pressure extending from the northern Caribbean to western Atlantic is moving northeast and will combine with low pressure moving off the Mid-Atlantic coast late Thu. Explosive cyclogenesis is then expected through Fri as the system continues northeast toward the Canadian Maritimes. Cody currently exhibits both tropical and subtropical features, as noted above.

As it continues moving southward over progressively cooler waters and into an area of increasing wind shear, it is expected to transition to a gale-force subtropical low in 24 hours. After 2 days, the system will transition to a gale-force, cold-core cyclone as it approaches the North Island of New Zealand.

Numerical track guidance is in good agreement through the forecast period, with all trackers closely packed into a 74 km envelope, lending high confidence to the JTWC forecast track.

Intensity guidance remains tightly clustered about the mean, lending high confidence to the intensity forecast. Zoom Earth uses cookies to analyze traffic, measure ads, and to show non-personalized ads. Layers Live Satellite.

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