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 Hurricane Information

• www.nhc.noaa.gov
  National Hurricane center at the U.S Government NOAA weather site. This is the best site for quick and easy access to current tracks and information. Most of the other sites get their prediction information and tracks from this site.
  
  
• www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/tropicalwx
  National Weather Service tropical weather outlook and discussion.
  
  
• www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml
  National Weather Service Hurricane Preparedness Week site.
  
  
• www.nhc.noaa.gov/2004atlan.shtml
  NOAA site on the 2004 storms with tracks and information.

Other Sites:

• www.weather.com
  Commercial site with good satellite images and maps of storms.
  
  
• www.intellicast.com
  Good site with radar images. When you get there go to the "Beta Site" under "Atlantic Tropical Status" then check out the VIS loop and IR loop in the storm you want to see.
  
  
• www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/
  Good site for in-depth coverage and data. Go to "Computer Models" for the theoretical tracks (spaghetti lines): Find the hurricane you want to check and then click on "computer models". These are the various models they use to judge where the storm is most likely to go.
  
  
•  www.hurricanealley.net
  Good site with lots of great info. Shows 2004 storm tracks. Some parts free and some subscriber services.
  
  
• http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html
  Great site with lots of misc. maps and links.
  
  
• http://www.cnn.com
  Great site for past storms of 2005 on CNN web page showing timelines.
  
  
• http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml
  Real-time conditions from buoys and weather stations of Florida and Eastern Gulf. Winds, currents, temperatures, etc. From the National Data Buoy Center.
  
  
• http://comps.marine.usf.edu/index.shtml
  Similar to the previous site above but more stations in the Gulf and West Florida. Real-time conditions from buoys and weather stations of the Eastern Gulf, Florida Keys, West Florida, Tampa Bay area. Winds, currents, temperatures, etc.
  
  
• http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Southeast.shtml
  Real-time conditions from buoys and weather stations of the Carolinas, Georgia, NE Florida. Winds, currents, temperatures, etc. From the National Data Buoy Center.
  
  
• http://www.nlmoc.navy.mil/
  Military Web site with a wealth of information, great tracks, but requires a lot of poking around to find what you want. Enter the Public Web Site area, unless, of course, you have a DoD Certificate.
  
  
• http://www.raceonedesign.com
  Weather coverage includes current observations, wind reports, marine forecasts, and zone forecasts for the US and most of Canada, and includes  innovative features such as the WindTrak, which is a scrollable look at past reports and forecast winds.
  

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