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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.
Hurricane Ike Tracking Towards Texas
We are currently getting a lot of visitors to Hurricane Tracking Sites from Texas as Hurricane Ike approaches. This site originates in the Florida Keys. We often find ourselves in the “Cone of Uncertainty” so we understand what it feels like. Last Friday, we were in the middle of the cone with a projected category 4 storm. This is what the Friday 8 PM track from Ham Weather looked like.
By the time Monday came around, the storm had jogged well to the South and we ended up with Tropical Storm winds for a couple of days. My advice is to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. The storm could jog, fall apart, stall, or weaken. It could also have a significant negative impact like it has accross the Caribbean.
Living on a tiny Island, and having been through Cat 1 and 2 storms, having driven through the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in Miami and Homestead (A category 4-5 storm that we evacuated the Keys for) the realization of what a Category 4 could do had caused us to pack up everything we considered valuable and we were ready to evacuate. Then the storm weakened and went South. We were spared this time, but many people are dealing with the impact of the storm.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you in the “Cone of Uncertainty”. Take the advice of your local Emergency Management Professionals. We have listed some of the best hurricane tracking sites on the Internet on this site to keep you up to date with the latest information. New updates come every six hours from the National Hurricane Center at 5:00 am, 11:00 am, 5:00 pm, and 11:00 pm. Once hurricane warnings are issued, the updates come every three hours. Most of the hurricane tracking sites we have listed update very quickly. Stay informed and make good decisions. If you have any questions, use the Contact page and we will try and answer them for you. Also feel free to add any comments about what you are going through.
