Tropical Cyclone Forecasting Links

Roger Edwards

© 2005 Roger Edwards, all rights reserved. Last updated 20 Apr 5 for US radar links from COD

Here's a list of my favorite Web sites that directly benefit tropical forecasting, arranged by basin then by data type. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive -- just to make my life easier when watching for tropical cyclone (TC) activity globally. If you find this page useful, bookmark it. If not, ignore it. I'll update this as needed; so please tell me if you find a bad (or better) link. Send me e-mail.

NAVIGATE CONTENTS:

Advisories & Warnings (Atlantic, Indo-Pacific) == Satellite [Atlantic (VIS, IR, Moisture Channel, Microwave, Other); Pacific; Indian Ocean; Hovmöller Diagrams] == SST == Radar [Atlantic (US Coast short-range, US Coast long-range, Atlc Int'l); Pacific; Indian Ocean)] == Upper Air [Soundings, UA Plots & Charts, UA Analyses, Cloud Drift Winds] == Surface Data [Obs. Data, Sfc Plots & Charts, Sfc Analyses] == Models [Spectral, NOGAPS, ECMWF,UKMET, Eta] == TC Archives

Current Norman Weather (at SPC) == Norman Rainfall Totals (at my place)

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTING TOOLS

ADVISORIES & WARNINGS:

    NHC ADVISORIES & PRODUCTS:

      Atlc & EPac Advisories == Atlc RECON Vortex Msg == Atlc Dropsonde RAOB == Advisory Archive == Atlc TWD == EPac TWD Atlantic forecast sfc map: 24 | 48 | 72 == EPac fcst sfc map: 24 | 48 | 72 ==

    INDO-PACIFIC ADVISORIES & PRODUCTS (E-W): NHC EPac & Atlantic Advisories == CPHC Advisories == JTWC Advisories (Pac & Indian) == Brisbane AUS == Darwin AUS == Perth AUS == Hong Kong ==

SATELLITE IMAGERY:

    ATLANTIC SATELLITE:

      VIS: remap Transatlantic 8 km == Unysis Transatlantic 8 km == NW Atlantic 8 km (loop) == Gulf 4 km (loop) == N Gulf (loop) == Carib. (loop) == E Coast 4 km == Floater (loop) == E Meteosat == full-disc Meteosat VIS == Navy Monterey menu ==

      IR: Transatlantic (no enh) == Transatlantic (enh) == Meteosat E loop (no enh) == Trop. Atlc (no enh) == W Atlc.-Gulf (enh) == enh NW Atlc (loop) == Gulf-Carib (no enh) == enh Gulf (loop) == Gulf loop (no enh) == E Coast (no enh) == enh Floater (loop) == DB Floater (loop) == enh E Meteosat Africa/Europe (TV enh) == full-disc Meteosat (no enh) ==

      Moisture channel: Transatlantic == Meteosat E loop (no enh) == W Atlc.-Gulf loop == Gulf == E Coast == enh CONUS (loop) == Loop: US coast ==

      SSMI: Gulf PW (loop) == W. Atlc & Carib. PW (loop) == Gulf sfc wind (loop) == W. Atlc & Carib sfc wind (loop) == E Atlc sfc wind (loop) ==

      OTHER: POES SST == Gulf TRMM == QuikSCAT Menu (all basins) ==

    PACIFIC SATELLITE:

      VIS: 4 km E GOES (loop) == 8 km C-E GOES == Unysis C-E == W 16 km VIS == Navy Monterey menu (E and W) ==

      IR: Unysis C-E (enh) == enh E GOES (loop) enh C-E GOES (loop) == W GOES-9 (no enh) == W 4 km (no enh) == SW 4 km (no enh) == W GMS loops: no enh, TV enh ==

      Moisture channel: enh E GOES (loop) == enh C/E GOES (loop) == East GOES (b&w) == enh NC/NE GOES (loop) == enh CONUS (loop) == GOES-9 W (no enh) == GMS loop (no enh) ==

      OTHER: POES SST (+ Atlc) == QuikSCAT Menu (all basins) ==

    INDIAN OCEAN SATELLITE:

      VIS: E 16 km VIS Navy Monterey menu == Insat full disc ==

      IR: GOES-9 E (no enh) == Insat full disc (no enh) ==

      Moisture channel: GOES-9 E (no enh) ==

      OTHER: QuikSCAT Menu (all basins) ==

    HOVMOLLER DIAGRAMS: Africa + E. Atlc == Trpcl Atlc + Carib == Subtrpcl Atlc + Gulf == Srn Conus & Subtrpcl Atlc ==

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE:

      SST (W-E): NOAA Global == AUS-BOM global == 50km global with ice == NHC Africa-Gulf == W Atlc-Carib-Gulf == Nrn Gulf Stream == Gulf Stream menu == FL-Bahamas-CU == Gulf of Mexico == Great Lakes == N. America == NHC full EPac == Eq. EPac == Baja CA - N Baja == HI == NC Pac == SW Pac ==

      Anomalies: NOAA global == Atlc (Africa-Gulf) == EPac ==

      Oceanic Heat Analyses: Global == Carib+Gulf == Atlc == NE Pac == Trpcl Pac == NW Pac == SW Pac == SE Ind == N Ind == SW Ind ==

RADAR:

    ATLC - US COASTAL RADAR:

      Short Range .5o BASE REF (NWS): BRO (loop) == CRP (loop) == HOU (loop) == LCH (loop) == SIL (loop) == MOB (loop) == VPS (loop) == TLH (loop) == TBW (loop) == EYW (loop) == MIA (loop) == MLB (loop) == JAX (loop) == CHS (loop) == ILM (loop) == MHX (loop) == AKQ (loop) == DOV (loop) == DIX (loop) == OKX (loop) == BOS (loop) == PWM (loop) == SJU (loop) ==

      Short Range .5o BASE REF (COD), click loop link for animation: BRO == CRP == HOU == LCH == POE == SIL == MOB == VPS == DHN == TLH == VLD == TBW == EYW == MIA == MLB == JAX == CHS == ILM == MHX == AKQ == DCA == DOV == DIX == OKX == BOS == PWM ==

      Long Range .5o BASE REF (NWS): BRO (loop) == CRP (loop) == HOU (loop) == LCH (loop) == SIL (loop) == MOB (loop) == VPS (loop) == TLH (loop) == TBW (loop) == EYW (loop) == MIA (loop) == MLB (loop) == JAX (loop) == CHS (loop) == ILM (loop) == MHX (loop) == AKQ (loop) == DOV (loop) == DIX (loop) == OKX (loop) == BOS (loop) == PWM (loop) == SJU (loop) ==

    INTERNATIONAL RADAR:

      ATLANTIC (E-W): San Juan PR short-range (loop) == San Juan PR long-range (loop) == Jamaica menu == Cienfuegos, CU ==

      PACIFIC (E-W): South Shore HI short-range (loop) == HI long-range (loop) == Maui HI short-range (loop) == Maui HI long-range (loop) == Molokai HI short-range (loop) == Molokai HI long-range (loop) == Kauai HI short-range (loop) == Kauai HI long-range (loop) == Guam short-range (loop) == Guam long-range (loop) ==

      INDIAN: Darwin AUS short-range (loop) == Darwin AUS long-range (loop) == Diego Garcia short-range ==

UPPER AIR:

    BALLOON SOUNDINGS (E-W):

      FSU and/or UCAR Barbados == Trinidad == Guadeloupe == St. Maarten == TJSJ-SJU == Bermuda == Yarmouth NS == CHH == Curacao == Kingston == OKX == WAL == IAD == Santo Domingo == MHX == CHS == Nassau == JAX == XMR == EYW == TBW == Caymans == TLH == VPS == Cancun == SIL == Merida == LCH == Veracruz == BRO == CRP == Manzanillo == Mazatlan == Guaymas == La Paz ==

      Skew-Ts from COD Barbados == Trinidad == Guadeloupe == St. Maarten == TJSJ-SJU == Santo Domingo == Curacao == Bermuda == CHH == OKX == WAL == IAD == MHX == CHS == JAX == MIA == Kingston == EYW == TBW == Panama City == Caymans == Nassau == TLH == San Andres == Costa Rica == Cancun == Belize == VPS == SIL == LCH == Veracruz == CRP == BRO == Acapulco == Manzanillo == Mazatlan == Guaymas == La Paz == Socorro Is. == Hilo == Kauai ==

    PLOTS AND CHARTS (E-W):

    ANALYSES (E-W):

        ATLANTIC

        Upper divgc == Deep-layer shear [(150-300)-(700-925)]mb == Low-midlevel layer shear [(400-600)-(700-925)]mb == 24h shear tendency == 850 mb vort == "Steering" layer mean winds for 700-850 (TC p~1005 mb); 500-850 (TC p~995 mb); 400-850 (TC p~980 mb); 300-850 (TC p~960 mb); 250-850 (TC p~945 mb); 200-700 (TC p<940 mb) == 250 mb streamline TIF == 850 mb streamline TIF ==

        NE PACIFIC

        Upper divgc == Deep-layer shear [(150-300)-(700-925)]mb == 24h shear tendency == 850 mb vort == "Steering" layer mean winds for 700-850 (TC p~1005 mb); 500-850 (TC p~995 mb); 400-850 (TC p~980 mb); 300-850 (TC p~960 mb); 250-850 (TC p~945 mb); 200-700 (TC p<940 mb) == 250 mb streamline TIF == 850 mb streamline TIF ==

        NW PACIFIC

        Upper divgc == Deep-layer shear [(150-300)-(700-925)]mb == 24h shear tendency == 850 mb vort == "Steering" layer mean winds for 700-850 (TC p~1005 mb); 500-850 (TC p~995 mb); 400-850 (TC p~980 mb); 300-850 (TC p~960 mb); 250-850 (TC p~945 mb); 200-700 (TC p<940 mb) ==

        SW PACIFIC

        Upper divgc == Deep-layer shear [(150-300)-(700-925)]mb == 24h shear tendency == 850 mb vort ==

        INDIAN

        Upper divgc == Deep-layer shear [(150-300)-(700-925)]mb == 24h shear tendency == 850 mb vort ==

    CLOUD DRIFT WINDS (E-W):

      Atlc upper level WV == Atlc low-midlevel IR == Atlc low level VIS == S Atlc / SE Pac low-midlevel IR+VIS == Epac upper level WV == Epac low-midlevel IR == Epac low level VIS == NWPac upper level WV+IR == NWPac low-midlevel VIS+IR == SWPac upper level WV+IR == SWPac low-midlevel VIS+IR == SWPac / Ind low-midlevel VIS+IR == Ind upper level WV+IR == Ind low-midlevel VIS+IR ==

SURFACE:

    DATA:

      Carib Decoded-Obs Menu ==

    PLOTS AND CHARTS (E-W):

      Caribbean (FSU) == New England (FSU) == NJ-ME (UCAR) == NC-NH (UCAR) == SC-NJ (UCAR) == GA-NJ (FSU) == SE CONUS, Gulf, Cuba (FSU) == AL-SC (UCAR) == NE Gulf (FSU) == LA-FL (UCAR) == TX-AL (FSU) == build US Sfc Plot by State or Region (Storm Machine) == nrn MEX (UCAR) ==

    ANALYSES (E-W):

      NHC-TAFB Surface Maps:

        Sfc Analysis Domain

        Issuance Time (UTC)
        Atlc + EPac (Wide Area) 0 6 12 18
        W Atlc + Gulf + Carib 0 6 12 18
        Carib 0 6 12 18
        Gulf 0 6 12 18
        EPac 0 6 12 18

      Unysis Atlc ==

MODELS:

FSU Interactive TC model menu

US SPECTRAL (AVN/GFS):

    Atlantic GFS (was MRF) Spectral fields from Unysis



      GFS Parameter Forecast Time (Hours)
      300-850 Shear Init 12 24 36 48
      300 mb Hgt Init 12 24 36 48
      500 mb Hgt/Vort Init 12 24 36 48
      MSLP Init 12 24 36 48

    CONUS GFS (was MRF) Spectral fields from COD



      GFS Parameter Forecast Time (Days)
      250 mb Isotachs, Hgt Init .5 1 1.5 2 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 Loop
      500 mb Hgt, Vort Init .5 1 1.5 2 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 Loop
      Pmsl, Thk, Precip Init .5 1 1.5 2 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 Loop

    N. Am. Early 12Z GFS Spectral from NCEP:

      12Z Spectral Parameter

      Forecast Time (Hours)
      300 mb Hgt/Isotachs Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      500 mb Hgt/Vort Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      700 mb Hgt/RH/VV Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      850 mb Hgt/Temp/Wind Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Pmsl & 1000-500 mb Thickness Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Total Precip & Pmsl Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      4-panel Overview Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84



    N. Am. Early 00Z GFS Spectral from NCEP:

      00Z Spectral Parameter

      Forecast Time (Hours)
      300 mb Hgt/Isotachs Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      500 mb Hgt/Vort Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      700 mb Hgt/RH/VV Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      850 mb Hgt/Temp/Wind Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Pmsl & 1000-500 mb Thickness Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Total Precip & Pmsl Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      4-panel Overview Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84


    CONUS GFS Spectral to 144 h (grads.iges.org): 500 mb Hgt/Vort == Mslp & 1000-500 mb Thickness == 200 mb Isotachs & Streamlines == 700 mb VV and Precip == 850 mb Temp/RH/Wnd == CAPE and PW ==

NOGAPS:

    NOGAPS image menus

ECMWF:

    Unysis 3-6 day 500 mb 4-panel

UKMET:

    N. Am. UKMO 12-hourlies from COD:

    500 mb height/vort: ==Init ==12 ==24 ==36 ==48 ==60 ==72==
    Mslp/precip: ==Init ==12 ==24 ==36 ==48 ==60 ==72==

    CONUS Multipanel series from Meteocentre: 00Z MSLP/Thkns and 500 mb Height (loop) == 00Z MSLP/Precip (loop) ==
    12Z MSLP/Thkns and 500 mb Height (loop) == 12Z MSLP/Precip (loop) ==

ETA:

    N. Am. Early 12Z Eta from NCEP:


      12Z ETA Parameter Forecast Time (Hours)
      300 mb Hgt/Isotachs Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      500 mb Hgt/Vort Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      700 mb Hgt/RH/VV Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      850 mb Hgt/Temp/Wind Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Pmsl & 1000-500 mb Thickness Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Total Precip & Pmsl Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      4-panel Overview Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84

    N. Am. Early 0Z Eta from NCEP:

      00Z ETA Parameter

      Forecast Time (Hours)
      300 mb Hgt/Isotachs Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      500 mb Hgt/Vort Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      700 mb Hgt/RH/VV Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      850 mb Hgt/Temp/Wind Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Pmsl & 1000-500 mb Thickness Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      Total Precip & Pmsl Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84
      4-panel Overview Init 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84

    CONUS Lagged-Average (dProg/dt) Forecast Loops (all runs valid same time) from Greg Carbin (SPC):

    Valid 18Z == Day-1 == Day-2
    Valid 00Z == Day-1 == Day-2

TROPICAL CYCLONE ARCHIVES

    NHC Best-track, Season Report and Product Archive Library

    Atlc TC Name Lists: Current == Retired

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