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HamWeather (www.hamweather.com)
The HamWeather site is one of the better hurricane tracking sites. It has an excellent model run feature that allows you to run a complete panel of models to see where the experts are developing their forecast cones. The graphics are very good and there are some excellent satellite images.
When you are in the cone of uncertainty you quickly learn when the updates come out of the National Hurricane Center. (Initially the updates are 5am, 11am, 5pm, and 11pm, once warnings are put in place they add intermediate advisories at 8am, 2pm, 8pm, and 2am). The way I normally track a hurricane is that as soon as there is an update I go to the National Hurricane Center site, then I go to the the Storpulse site, and then I come here to the HamWeather site. Each of the sites is excellent in its own way. Having access to the latest information will allow you to make decisions about what steps you will need to take in the possibility of an approaching storm. Take some time to get familiar with all of the features available on HamWeather. Let us know through the comment section of any features you find particularly helpful.
National Hurricane Center (www.nhc.noaa.gov)
The National Hurricane Center site is the site that sets the standard for all the other hurricane tracking sites. The site is simple in it’s presentation, but contains all of the information available from the National Hurricane Center. The site is quick to reflect the latest updates and also provides excellent satellite images. There are graphics available for both three and five day cones, and wind and storm surge probabilities. All you need to do when you go the site is scroll down to the storm you are interested in and click on the icon for what you need. Below is an example of what you will see:
I like to think of this site as old faithful. It is not as flashly as some of the other sites, but it is filled with all of the most current information on every hurricane. You should check out the National Hurricane Center site at www.nhc.noaa.gov.
