The Hurricone

COLA has created a weather graphic, nicknamed The Hurricone*, which is intended to complement the information found in the forecast cone diagrams produced by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The Hurricone is drawn with GrADS and is based on model output from NCEP's Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) and advisory data from NHC. It depicts a plume of storm tracks (lines on a map that connect the locations of forecasted sea level pressure minima) as well as areas with high near-surface (10 meter) wind speeds.

Graphical elements of the Hurricone:

The information in these graphics is not guaranteed to be timely, accurate, or even relevant.
For legitimate forecats, please rely on the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center.

The Hurricone examples show below are based on forecasts of Hurricane Irma,
which developed in the Atlantic in September 2017.

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Please send your feedback and questions to Jennifer Adams (jadams21 at gmu dot edu)

 

* Not to be confused with the trademarked item HURRICONE, which is a cordless cone-shaped dolly that uses air flow to aid in the drying of a wet floor.