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This isn't live at all. It's based on the ECMWF/GFS models, which are updated every six hours, and are estimates rather than raw observations. For actual live d
by apsec112 6y ago
This isn't live at all. It's based on the ECMWF/GFS models, which are updated every six hours, and are estimates rather than raw observations. For actual live data, you can see a live feed from the Hurricane Hunters recon aircraft (updated every ten minutes) here:
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/recon/ https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/recon/
- nouveaux 6y agoCan someone explain what I'm looking at here? Thanks!
- xwdv 6y agoYou are looking at what will soon be the destruction of thousands of people’s homes by a powerful category 4 hurricane, as a relentless pandemic continues to hold the nation in its grip.
- apsec112 6y agoMSLP = mean sea level pressure, lower means a stronger storm SFMR = instrument to measure winds on the ground/ocean, which are usually weaker than at the plane's altitude kts = knots = multiply by 1.15 to get wind speeds in miles per hour dropsonde = thing they drop out of the plane to measure wind, temperature, and pressure at different altitudes as it falls Here's how to read wind barbs: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/info/about_windbarb.html http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/info/about_windbarb.html
- maxerickson 6y agoThe blob tracks pretty close to radar. https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_lite_loop.php https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_lite_loop.php
- qqqwerty 6y agoYou can also follow live streams from storm chasers: https://livestormchasing.com/map https://livestormchasing.com/map https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lDGLykXqvLJm https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lDGLykXqvLJm