Tropical
Main Websites
- National Hurricane Center [FTP backup]
- NWS Southern Region Tropical Webpage
- WeatherNerds
- CyclonicWx by Alex Boreham
- Tropical Tidbits by Dr. Levi Cowan
- Real-Time Tropical Cyclones by Dr. Tomer Burg
- Real-Time Tropics by Dr. Kim Wood
- Tropical Atlantic Headquarters by Brian McNoldy
- NOAA AOML Tropical Cyclone FAQ
Blogs & Feeds
- Eye on the Tropics by Michael Lowry
- The Eyewall by Matt Lanza and Eric Berger
- BalancedWx by Alan Gerard
- Eye on the Storm by Bob Henson and Dr. Jeff Masters
- Tropical Atlantic Update by Brian McNoldy
- WeatherTiger’s Hurricane Watch by Dr. Ryan Truchelut
- CIMSS Satellite Blog (University of Wisconsin)
Model Data
- Tropical Tidbits
- CyclonicWx.com
- PolarWx.com
- WeatherNerds
- Pivotal Weather
- College of DuPage
- ECMWF Charts
- ECMWF TC Plumes
- Real-Time GFS Maps [Archive]
- SHIPS Raw Text Data
- HFIP / HAFS / NOAA/NWS EMC Hurricane Modeling (HAFS-B/HWRF/HMON)
- Google DeepMind Experimental AI Weather Lab for Cyclones
- NCAR 3.75-km MPAS-A MMM Real-Time Forecasts
- Navy’s COAMPS-TC Pred./Ver.
- Hurricane Forecast Model Output
- NHC Model Identifier List
Current Storms / Short-Term Analysis
- HVX
- Tropical Tidbits
- CyclonicWx
- Tropical Cyclone Guidance by Brian Tang
- CSU CIRA RAMMB TC Realtime → Model Diagnostic Plot
- NCAR Real-Time Guidance [ATCF Best Track Data/READ]
- OSPO Ensemble Tropical Rainfall Potential (eTRaP)
- Maximum Potential Hurricane Intensity
- FSU Cyclone Phase Evolution: Analyses & Forecasts
- Tropical Surface Analysis & NWS Unified Surface Analysis: NW Hemisphere Low-Res/Hi-Res | Tropical North Atlantic | Regional Loops
- Other NHC Marine Graphical Products: Wind/Wave/Surface Forecasts
TC Genesis Probs / Medium-Long Range
- CPC’s Weeks 2-3 Global Tropics Hazards Outlook
- Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) Tropical Cyclone Products
- NOAA/CIRA/OSPO 2-day TC Form. Prob Guidance → Vert. Instability (bottom)
- Tropical Cyclone Genesis Potential Fields (FSU)
- Tropical Cyclone Genesis Guidance (FSU)
- Tropical Cyclone Track Probability (FSU)
- EMC & GFDL Cyclogenesis Tracking
- ECMWF TC Charts: Medium (15d) | Extended (42d) | Long (Months)
- Central American Gyre Diagnostics by Dr. Philippe Papin
MJO/Wave Tracking
Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO)
- CPC MJO
- EPS MJO Phase-Space Diagram
- EPS MJO 200mb VP anomaly → + = sinking air | – = rising air
- EPS MJO Hovmöller Diagram
- CCKW/MJO Analyses
- VP-MJO Phase Diagram Explainer
- Africa Weather & Climate → Mean ITCZ Position
- NSSL Observed Teleconnection Indices Dashboard (OMI, RRM, VPM)
Wave Tracking
- Velocity Potential Anomalies
- African Easterly Wave Forecast GFS
- CICS-NC: Tropical Monitoring (MJO)
- Total Precipitable Water/Vapor (TPW/V) Wave Tracking (CIMMS)
Data Viewers
- Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS)
- NOAA CoastWatch and AOML Ocean Observations Viewer
- NOAA Env. Response Management Application (ERMA) → ATL | GOM
- NOAA Sea Level Rise & Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
- NWS GIS Viewer
- NOAA nowCOAST
- Null School | Ventusky | Windy
Satellite & Radar Imagery
- GOES Image Viewer | NASA | CIMMS
- College of DuPage Satellite & Radar (COD)
- Satellite Imagery & Tropical Floaters (Tropical Tidbits)
- UW-M CIMMS Tropical Cyclones → Data & Imagery
- Custom Satellite Zooms (WeatherNerds)
- Custom Level 2 Radar Zooms (WeatherNerds)
- Satellite, Radar, & ASCAT (CyclonicWX)
- NHC Latest Satellite Imagery (NHC)
- Real-Time Radar (FSU)
- Tropical Satellite Sectors | Historical (McNoldy)
- Tropical Cyclone Radar Loops [Sites/Coverage] (McNoldy)
- Tropical IR Hovmoller Series (McNoldy)
- Total Precipitable Water (CIMMS)
- Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery (MIMIC) at CIMSS
- Tropical Storm Microwave Position (OSPO)
- Microwave Sounder-based Tropical Cyclone Products (OSPO)
- Dvorak Classifications / ADT (OSPO) [Chart]
- Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) at CIMMS
- RAMMB/CIRA TC Realtime | GOES SLIDER
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Hi-res global satellite loops (UW-M)
Ocean Analysis
Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) & Anomalies
- Regional SST Monitoring (Dr. Kim Wood)
- Tropical Tidbits
- CyclonicWX
- NOAA/NESDIS SST Charts
- NOAA Coral Reef Watch Daily 5km SST Anomalies
- NOAA PSL SST Map Room
- Real-time Global Air & Sea Temperatures
- Atlantic Meridional Mode (AMM)
Ocean Heat Content/Potential
- Currents & Heat Content/Potential
- Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential
- Live Ocean Heat Content
- Ocean Heat Content maps since 1998
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
- CPC ENSO
- Columbia IRI ENSO Forecasts
- Historic Oceanic Niño Index & Niño 3.4 Data
- North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) – SST Anom. 3-month avgs
- El Niño & La Niña (El Niño-Southern Oscillation)
Aircraft, Buoys, Tides, & Waves
- NHC Aircraft Reconnaissance
- Tropical Tidbits Aircraft Reconnaissance
- CyclonicWX Recon Data
- National Data Buoy Center
- NOAA Tides & Currents | Tide Predictions | Inundation Dashboard
- Southeast U.S. GFS-Wave
Wind
- Model wind shear diagnostics → Storms → Winds
- Real-Time Large-Scale Winds Analysis
- ASCAT/Ocean Surface Winds
- Vertical Wind Profile (VWP) Hodographs [Explainer]
- Multiplatform Tropical Cyclone Surface Winds Analysis (OSPO)
Dust
- Saharan Air Layer (CIMMS)
- 5-day Dust Forecast (NASA)
- Tropospheric Dust Layer (GOES)
- CAMS Aerosol forecasts (Copernicus)
Seasonal Analogs/Tracking
Historical Data / Storms / Events
- NHC Climatology
- Tropical Tidbits
- Seasonal Tracks
- Hurricane Database (HURDAT2)
- NOAA COAST Historical Hurricane Tracks
- CONUS Hurricane Impacts/Landfalls 1851-2023
- WPC Historical Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Data
- NWS Charleston Tropical Cyclone History
- NCAR TCGP Real-Time Guidance Archive (Since 2020)
- Weather Underground Hurricane Archive
- Hurricane Ian (2022) Storm Surge Time Lapse
- NWS Charleston, SC Hurricane Idalia (2023) Story Map
- NWS Charleston, SC Tropical Storm Debby (2024) Rainfall, Tornadoes/Wind
- NCEI “One Year Later” Hurricane Helene Storymap
- NWS Charleston, SC Post Tropical Cyclone Reports
- NWS Jacksonville, FL Post Tropical Cyclone Reports
- NWS Tallahassee, FL Post Tropical Cyclone Reports
- NWS Jacksonville, FL: Glynn County Storm Surge Potential Briefing
- NWS Peachtree City, GA Post Tropical Cyclone Reports
Preparedness
- Hurricanes (Ready.gov)
- NOAA Hurricane Preparedness
- Hurricane Safety (Red Cross)
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes – FLASH – Hurricanes
- Global Warming and Hurricanes (GFDL)
- Preparing for Hurricanes or Other Tropical Storms (CDC)
- Safety Guidelines: After a Hurricane or Other Tropical Storm (CDC)
- NWS: Before you share that scary-looking computer model…
- The six “ingredients” of tropical cyclone formation (Kim Wood)
- How to Decode a Hurricane Forecast (Scientific American)
- How to write about a hurricane (AP)
- Climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous (YCC)
- How to prepare for a hurricane (YCC)
- How to make an evacuation plan (YCC)
- Safety tips: How to clean up after a hurricane (YCC)
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