Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Guide

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 each year. During this time, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) monitors tropical storms and hurricanes across the Atlantic Ocean.

Tools for tracking hurricanes

• Spaghetti plots: Show multiple model forecast tracks.
• Official advisories: The NHC issues forecasts, warnings, and cones of uncertainty.
• Satellite imagery: Shows storm structure and intensity.

How to read storm IDs

Each storm has an ID like al112017, where “al” is Atlantic, “11” is storm number, and “2017” is the year.

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