GOLDEN TRIANGLE WEATHER PAGE

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GULF IR SATELLITE

COLOR ENHANCED GULF IR IMAGE

UPDATED EVERY 15 MINUTES

How old is are these images?
The current time in ZULU (as used on the top of the map) is:
(NOTE: The public clocks available from the US Naval Observatory have been "up and down"
recently so they may show up as blank images)

ZULU/UTC

CENTRAL TIME

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ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL ACTIVITY

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LATEST COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
Discusses ALL Storms in Atlantic and Gulf

Perspectiva de las Condiciones del Tiempo en el Tropico

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LOCAL WEATHER
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FORECAST FOR BEAUMONT AREA
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Forecasts and conditions for other cities can be found by entering
the zipcode or city and state in the box at the top of the Beaumont forecast

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CURRENT GALVESTON RADAR

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CURRENT LAKE CHARLES RADAR

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CURRENT REGIONAL RADAR

NATIONAL RADAR COMPOSITE
LARGE IMAGE - Shows a composite of all NWS radar sites

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This page will be updated as conditions dictate

BE SURE TO CLICK ON "RELOAD" OR "REFRESH" FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION

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CURRENT COLOR ENHANCED
NATIONAL IR SATELLITE IMAGE

US IR Image
Updated every 30 minutes

Click on small image above to load
LARGE NATIONAL ANIMATION

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CURRENT REGIONAL CONDITIONS AND TRENDS

Click on image above for NATIONAL and REGIONAL surface conditions

Click on the image above for additional information about the symbols used and their meanings.
In this sample (above) the wind is blowing FROM the northwest at 15 knots, moderate rain, temperature is 57F,
dew point 56F, sky cover - clear, barometric pressure is 1010.7mb, down 0.6mb in the last 3 hours.
CLICK FOR PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE SYMBOLS

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OFFSHORE WEATHER, WAVES, AND WATER CONDITIONS

GULF OFFSHORE WEATHER FORECAST, WAVE, AND WATER CONDITIONS

ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WEATHER AND WATER CONDITIONS
From the National Weather Service Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch

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NATIONAL WEATHER MAPS

DETAILED SURFACE ANALYSIS

SURFACE ANALYSIS WITH RADAR OVERLAY

HISTORICAL WEATHER MAPS - CLICK HERE

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CURRENT COLOR ENHANCED NATIONAL WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGE

Also shows winds

US WATER VAPOR Image
Shows winds
Updated every 30 minutes

Carribean Color Enhanced Tropical Composite
COLOR CODES ON MAP:
RED=LOW CLOUDS
BLUE=IR
GREEN=WATER VAPOR
From the US Navy

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it is EASY. Simply RIGHT CLICK on the image and then from the window that opens
left click on "PRINT PICTURE" or "SAVE PICTURE"

MOST OF THE LINKS ON THIS PAGE ARE DESIGNED TO OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW.

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LATEST SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR SE TEXAS and SW LOUISIANA

NOTE: According to the FORECAST page at the Lake Charles Weather Service:
"Short Term Forecast: An event-driven, 1- to 6-hour weather forecast for the above area,
issued only when conditions warrant.
(Use with caution, as this product may be out of date)"

LATEST EXTENDED FORECAST (3-7 DAYS) FOR SE TEXAS and SW LOUISIANA

DETAILED FORECAST FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY

DETAILED FORECAST FOR ORANGE COUNTY

DETAILED FORECAST FOR CALCASIEU PARISH

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CURRENT CONDITIONS AT SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (BPT)

CURRENT CONDITIONS AT LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT (LCH)

CURRENT OFFSHORE CONDITIONS, TX AND LA GULF COAST
INTERACTIVE MAP

OFFSHORE REALTIME WEATHER FROM RIG, 30 MILES SE OF SABINE PASS

TIDES - SE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA

CURRENT FIRE CONDITIONS IN SE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA
INTERACTIVE MAP

CURRENT REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE WARNINGS

CLICK ON A STATE BELOW:

TEXAS - LOUISIANA - MISSISSIPPI

ARKANSAS - OKLAHOMA

NATIONAL - BY COUNTY

LOCAL RAINFALL
LAKE CHARLES NWS

CURRENT STORM - LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS - GALVESTON NWS
This link is for GALVESTON centered rainfall totals
and covers the HOUSTON area

LATEST ONE-HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS, CENTERED ON GALVESTON NWS

HOUSTON AREA 24hour RAINFALL MAP
Graphical representation of rain in the Houston area
Also includes links to other regional rainfall maps

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Significant River Flood Outlook (Click)

24 HOUR TROPICAL RAIN ACCUMULATION

SHOWS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IN TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Color code is in millimeters; 25.4 mm = 1 inch

TROPICAL RAIN ACCUMULATION FOR OTHER TIME PERIODS

HURRICANES: NATURE'S GREATEST STORMS
NOAA's "user friendly" site with hurricane information and resources

GULF Water Vapor Image
Shows wind currents
Click on thumbnail above for FULL Image

Carribean Color Enhanced Tropical Composite
COLOR CODES ON MAP:
RED=LOW CLOUDS
BLUE=IR
GREEN=WATER VAPOR
From the US Navy

NWS-LAKE CHARLES TROPICAL WEATHER PAGE

OFFICIAL CITY OF BEAUMONT- Evacuation Tips for Jefferson County

OFFICIAL CITY OF BEAUMONT HURRICANE PAGE
Includes evacuation information, transportation to shelters, and other city information

OFFICIAL EVACUATION ROUTES
JEFFERSON, ORANGE and CHAMBERS COUNTIES
PDF FILE
ALSO SHOWS FLOOD ZONES

Disaster Preparedness Planning Packet for Special Needs Populations
PDF file from the Lamar University School of Nursing

Preparing for Emergencies in Jefferson County
American Red Cross - Jefferson County Chapter

TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (TXDPS) SABINE AREA HURRICANE STUDY
PDF file of hurricane information and evacuation routes for SE Texas from Galveston Bay to Orange

TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (TXDPS) GALVESTON/HOUSTON AREA HURRICANE STUDY
PDF file of hurricane information and evacuation routes

OFFICIAL TxDOT and DPS EVACUATION MAP FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS
Includes Dayton, Liberty, Anahuac, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.
This map is in PDF format and can be saved AND SHOULD BE PRINTED FOR EMERGENCY USE!

DIRECTORY OF EVACUATION MAPS FROM TxDOT
Includes Beaumont, Houston, Corpus Christi, Pharr, Yoakum, Entire Coast, and more...

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR BEAUMONT and SE TEXAS (JPG FORMAT)

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR BEAUMONT and SE TEXAS (PDF FORMAT)

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR ENTIRE TEXAS COAST (JPG Format)

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR ENTIRE TEXAS COAST (PDF Format)

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR HOUSTON and GALVESTON AREAS (JPG Format)

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR HOUSTON and GALVESTON AREAS (PDF Format)

I-45 EVACUATION MAP FROM HOUSTON to DALLAS (PDF)

I-10 EVACUATION MAP FROM HOUSTON to SAN ANTONIO (PDF)

US 290 - Houston to Austin, Bryan, College Station, Waco (PDF)

US 59 - Houston to Nacogdoches (PDF)

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR CORPUS CHRISTI (JPG FORMAT)

TxDOT EVACUATION ROUTES FOR CORPUS CHRISTI (PDF FORMAT)

IH 37 - Corpus Christi to San Antonio (PDF)

Hurricane Maps and Brochures - TXDPS Division of Emergency Management
Area maps, Area Hurricane Information, and Local Evacuation Maps
For Sabine, Galveston/Houston, Matagorda, Coastal Bend, and Valley regions

Hurricane Planning Materials - TXDPS Division of Emergency Management

TxDOT INTERACTIVE ROAD CONDITIONS

JEFFERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

JEFFERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
HURRICANE INFORMATION

STORM SURGE (Salt Water Intrusion) MAP FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS
From KFDM Channel 6
Mouse over a storm category to see the storm surge impact.

ORANGE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Includes Hurricane Information

CITY OF VIDOR HURRICANE PAGE
Includes color coded map showing ORANGE COUNTY, Texas, evacuations based on storm intensity

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANIMATION OF HURRICANE DAMAGE FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF STORMS

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC OF HURRICANES PER DECADE, FOR PAST 150 YEARS
(CLICK ON 150 YEARS OF RUIN AT TOP OF PAGE)
Hurricanes can be shown by decade, costliest, and deadliest

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THE FOLLOWING EVACUATION MAPS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - LAKE CHARLES OFFICE
ARE AMONG THE CLEAREST AND EASIEST TO READ
(AND PRINT)
EVACUATION MAPS.
I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT VISITORS TO THIS WEBSITE
PRINT OUT A COPY OF THE RELEVANT MAP
PRIOR TO ANY EMERGENCY, SO THAT THE MAP
WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE!

EVACUATION MAPS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Shows storm surge risk and evacuation routes for
SE Texas and SW Louisiana

JEFFERSON COUNTY EVACUATION MAP
From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - LAKE CHARLES

ORANGE COUNTY EVACUATION MAP
From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - LAKE CHARLES

HARDIN COUNTY EVACUATION MAP
From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - LAKE CHARLES

CALCASIEU PARISH EVACUATION MAP
From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - LAKE CHARLES

CAMERON PARISH EVACUATION MAP
From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - LAKE CHARLES

EVACUATION MAPS FOR SE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA
From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - LAKE CHARLES

TEXAS GOVERNOR'S DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Information on hurricanes, natural disaters, epidemics, and other emergency information

JEFFERSON COUNTY POPULATION AT RISK
From the NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

ORANGE COUNTY POPULATION AT RISK
From the NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

POPULATION OF COASTAL COUNTIES AND PARISHES AT RISK
From the NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER PLANNING
From the National Hurricane Center

HURRICANE AND DISASTER SUPPLY LIST

Hurricane-proof your home 5 TIPS from CNN

HURRICANE - FAMILY DISASTER PLAN

PREPARING YOUR HOME
TIPS from the National Hurricane Center

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR PETS DURING A HURRICANE

THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO - HURRICANE PLANNING AND AWARENESS

HURRICANE RITA HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Comprehensive RITA information from the Governor's Division of Emergency Management

HURRICANE RITA CUMULATIVE RAINFALL
From the NWS Shreveport NEXRAD site

TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN
Flash Flood Awareness Program
From the National Weather Service - Southern Region

FLASH Flooding Safety Brochure
Brochure in Adobe PDF Format
From the National Weather Service

Tropical Cyclones and Flooding Brochure
Brochure in Adobe PDF Format
From the National Weather Service

FEDERAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES (FLASH)
Public - Private partnership to help reduce the number of deaths,
injuries, suffering, property damage
and economic losses caused by floods,
hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and man-made disasters.

HOMEOWNER INFORMATION CENTER - FLASH
From "FLASH" (above)
Information on hurricane home safety and protection,
including mobile homes

HURRICANES - STAY OR GO?
A guide to planning and decision making
about evacuating or staying home
during a hurricane.
From the Florida Department of Emergency Management

Hurricane Guide: 2007 Forecast Lowered
From LiveScience.com

Compliments of Ira Wilsker
Updated October 5, 2007

In order to speed loading, this site has now been split into multiple pages.

CURRENT COLOR ENHANCED
NATIONAL IR SATELLITE IMAGE

US IR Image
Updated every 30 minutes

US WATER VAPOR Image
Shows winds
Updated every 30 minutes

CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS AND INFRARED IMAGE
COMPREHENSIVE NORTH AMERICAN WEATHER MAP FROM NOAA
Shows fronts, infrared images, barometric pressures, etc.

COMPREHENSIVE WEATHER MAP
CLICK ON IMAGE ABOVE TO GET FULL SIZE IMAGE

NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY - CURRENT STORM IMAGES

HURRICANE TRACKING RESOURCE LINKS

Directory of US Navy Satellite Images

Comprehensive directory of US Navy Enhanced Satellite AND Wind Images

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LOCAL WEATHER DETAILS
Direct from the National Weather Service

Sea Rim State Park Automated Weather Station
Real Time weather and images
(This is posted here by popular request)

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HURRICANE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS

COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ADVANCE PREPERATIONS FOR HURRICANE STRIKES
Includes insurance information, your house, roof, safe room, dry ice, food, pets, trees and plants, swimming pools, condos and apartments, shutters, mobile homes, boats, churches and temples, horses and large animals, generators, chainsaws, home inventory, and expert help

National Hurricane Center HURRICANE AWARENESS

Hurricane and Tropical Tracking and Predictions
From the University of Hawaii

LATEST HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM REPORTS
FROM NOAA - IWIN (Interactive Weather Information Network)

HURRICANE SAFETY TIPS - PDF Format
From the National Weather Service, Lake Charles

Mariner`s Guide for Hurricane Awareness - PDF file from the US Navy

US NAVY Tropical Cyclone Page

Latest advisories from the National Hurricane Center

HURRICANE FACTS - QUICK REFERENCE US Navy

GULF HURRICANE TRACKING CHART - PDF Format
From the National Weather Service, Lake Charles

ATLANTIC HURRICANE TRACKING CHART - PDF Format
From the National Weather Service, Lake Charles

Historical hurricane tracks

GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION - HISTORICAL STORM TRACKS
From the Weather Information Network

Storm Surge and Safety Information

Hurricane Winds and Safety Information

Hurricane Spawned TORNADOES and Safety Information

Hurricane Spawned INLAND FLOODING and Safety Information

Hurricane FAMILY EMERGENCY PLANNING

Color Enhanced IR Satellite Image of Hurricane Alley

COLOR ENHANCED ATLANTIC UPDATED HOURLY
CLICK FOR FULL IMAGE

Atlantic IR from African Coast to the Gulf of Mexico
CLICK FOR FULL IMAGE

HURRICANE ALLEY INFRA-RED IMAGE
Western Section

HURRICANE ALLEY WATER VAPOR IMAGE
Western section, also shows winds

ADDITIONAL HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM INFORMATION
Includes tracking charts, storm damage tables, hurricane categories, and much more

THINGS TO DO DURING THE HURRICANE

HURRICANE CHECKLISTS

GRAPHIC IMAGE OF HURRICANE SAFE ROOM AND SUPPLIES

MOBILE HOME HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS SUPPLIES

Pinellas County Hurricane Preparedness Handbook

Surviving the Storm: A Hurricane Guide for Boaters

Hurricane Preparedness for Mobile Homes
This is an Adobe PDF file, and requires the
FREE Acrobat reader from ADOBE

Atlantic Hurricane Predictions and analysis from ACCUWEATHER

FREE HOME INVENTORY SOFTWARE

TEXAS HURRICANE NEWS
From the Beaumont Enterprise

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According to my you are visitor number to the WEATHER PAGE!

It is NORMAL for the numbers NOT to match.

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Dr. Gray's FORECASTS Directory
These are the long term predictions the media "crows" over

DR. GRAY'S LANDFALL PREDICTIONS

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LOCAL FORECASTS

SOUTHEAST TEXAS WEATHER
Current Conditions, Forecasts, Watches and Warnings for Southeast Texas
Continuously updated, direct from NWS/NOAA

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA WEATHER
Current Conditions, Forecasts, Watches and Warnings for Southwest Louisiana
Continuously updated, direct from NWS/NOAA

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How old are the images on this site?
The current time in ZULU, as typically used on the weather maps, is:

Click on "RELOAD" or "REFRESH" to update the clock

Meteorological Time
Explanation by the National Weather Service

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	This mosaic of US NEXRAD weather radars is updated about every 30 minutes. Click anywhere on the image below to zoom in to see more detail.
	Warnings and Forecasts National Maps Radar Rivers Satellite To view a local radar, select area of interest and click on the image below. Loop   |   Alaska   |   Hawaii   |   Guam   |   Puerto Rico   |   Details

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NATIONAL RADAR SUMMARY
6 HOUR LOOP
This is a large file - about 450k

LATEST COMPOSITE ENHANCED NATIONAL IR IMAGE

IR Satellite and Barometric Pressure Image

Complete directory of LIVE graphics from NOAA

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CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS

UPDATED EVERY 5 MINUTES
(You may need to click on RELOAD or REFRESH)

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Another EXCELLENT Severe Weather Map, broken down by counties:
SEVERE WEATHER MAP BY COUNTIES

CURRENT LIST OF NWS OFFICES OFFERING LIVE STREAMING AUDIO WEATHER REPORTS
Corpus Christi and New Orleans are the closest live internet audio broadcasts

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	This current Forecast for North America is produced by the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. It is normally updated at about 7am US Eastern time.
	Warnings and Forecasts National Maps Radar Rivers Satellite Click on Map for Local Information   12 Hour Fronts/Precipitation 24 Hour Fronts/Precipitation 36 Hour Fronts/Precipitation 48 Hour Fronts/Precipitation Day 3 Fronts Day 4 Fronts Day 5 Fronts Day 6 Fronts Surface Analysis Day 1 Day2 Day 3

| Alaska Maps | Pacific Maps |

NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
FOR THE NEXT 12, 24 and 48 HOURS

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Click thumbnail to view larger image
Translation of Surface Front Codes
Translation of Precipitation Symbols

WEATHER MOLE
Cute combination of zoomable GOOGLE Map and NWS Weather
Zoom and click on a location for local weather

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CLICK ON IMAGE ABOVE FOR
LATEST "4 WARN" DOPPLER RADAR IMAGE
(updated about every 2 minutes)

OTHER "4 WARN" DOPPLER IMAGES FROM KBTV-4

"4 WARN" ANIMATED DOPPLER RADAR LOOP
For BROADBAND USERS

COMPLETE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECAST FROM KBTV-4

KFDM Channel 6 LIVE Doppler Radar
Updated every three minutes

BEAUMONT and GULF Radar WEATHER FORECAST
Shows storms' course and speed

TEXAS Radar WEATHER FORECAST
Shows storms' course and speed (not including Panhandle)

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REALTIME AIRPORT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FLIGHT DELAYS

DIRECT FROM THE FAA:
http://www.fly.faa.gov

FROM THE WEATHER CHANNEL
http://www.weather.com/activities/travel/dailytraveler/index.html

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TROPICAL WEATHER

LATEST HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM REPORTS
Includes detailed strike probabilities
FROM NOAA - IWIN (Interactive Weather Information Network)

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Direct from the National Hurricane Center

HISTORICAL HURRICANE TRACKS
and other historical tropical data, including coastal population trends

HISTORICAL GRAPH - JEFFERSON COUNTY POPULATION vs HURRICANE HITS

Historical population and hurricane strike data for other coastal counties and parishes

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DETAILED STRIKE PROBABILITIES FOR BEAUMONT

DETAILED STRIKE PROBABILITIES FOR OTHER CITIES

HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM NEWS HEADLINES - YAHOO

STORM CENTERED TROPICAL RADAR LOOP
From Intellicast

Realtime monitoring of tropical Atlantic conditions from NOAA

2007 ATLANTIC/GULF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM NAMES:
Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dean, Erin, Felix, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Noel, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, Wendy

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HURRICANE ALLEY IR

NOW UPDATED EVERY HALF-HOUR

ANIMATION OF IR IMAGE (ABOVE)
This is a LARGE file, and uses JAVA,
which will work on MOST of the newer browsers

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HURRICANE ALLEY WATER VAPOR
Shows winds

UPDATED HOURLY

JAVA ANIMATION OF HURRICANE WATER VAPOR
The animation is a LARGE file

ANIMATION OF WATER VAPOR IMAGE (ABOVE)
This is a LARGE file, and uses JAVA,
which will work on MOST of the newer browsers

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