Alabama Hurricane/Tropical Data
This page provides access to a wealth of hurricane information including charts on the track of the storm plus a text based table of tracking information. The table includes position in latitude and longitude, maximum sustained winds in knots, and central pressure in millibars.
| Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico |
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995 |
Archive 1886-1998
Storm names
Classic Hurricanes |
Current Tropical Satellite Images- Atlantic & Gulf
| Visible |
Infrared |
Water Vapor |
Aviation Model Forecasts for the Atlantic
| Sea Level Pressure |
Analysis |
12 hour |
24 hour |
36 hour |
48 hour |
| 500 mb Vorticity |
Analysis |
12 hour |
24 hour |
36 hour |
48 hour |
| 300 mb Height |
Analysis |
12 hour |
24 hour |
36 hour |
48 hour |
| 300-850mb Shear Magnitude |
Analysis |
12 hour |
24 hour |
36 hour |
48 hour |
Saffir-Simpson Scale
The chart color codes intensity (category based on Saffir-Simpson scale):
| Type |
Category |
Pressure (mb) |
Winds
(knots) |
Winds
(mph) |
Surge
(ft) |
Line Color |
| Depression |
TD |
----- |
< 34 |
< 39 |
|
Green |
| Tropical Storm |
TS |
----- |
34-63 |
39-73 |
|
Yellow |
| Hurricane |
1 |
> 980 |
64-82 |
74-95 |
4-5 |
Red |
| Hurricane |
2 |
965-980 |
83-95 |
96-110 |
6-8 |
Light Red |
| Hurricane |
3 |
945-965 |
96-112 |
111-130 |
9-12 |
Magenta |
| Hurricane |
4 |
920-945 |
113-134 |
131-155 |
13-18 |
Light Magenta |
| Hurricane |
5 |
< 920 |
>134 |
>155 |
>18 |
White |
NOTE: Pressures are in millibars and winds are in knots where one knot is equal to 1.15 mph
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