UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI


Tropical Atlantic Headquarters

ATLANTIC BASIN VISIBLE
Atlantic VIS Image
ATLANTIC BASIN INFRARED
Atlantic IR Image
ATLANTIC BASIN WATER VAPOR
Atlantic WV Image
STORM TRACKS & FORECASTS
Storm Tracks Image
VISIBLE SECTOR
VIS Floater Image
GoM     US-EC     W-ATL     E-ATL
INFRARED SECTOR
IR Floater Image
GoM     US-EC     W-ATL     E-ATL


NEWS & UPDATES:

THE 2023 LIST OF ATLANTIC STORM NAMES (with dates of activity & peak intensity):
  • Arlene
  • Bret
  • Cindy
  • Don
  • Emily
  • Franklin
  • Gert
  • Harold
  • Idalia
  • Jose
  • Katia
  • Lee
  • Margot
  • Nigel
  • Ophelia
  • Philippe
  • Rina
  • Sean
  • Tammy
  • Vince
  • Whitney

TROPICAL ATLANTIC WEATHER RESOURCES:


THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE:

Category
TD
TS
CAT1
CAT2
CAT3
CAT4
CAT5
Max Winds (kts (mph))
<35 (<40)
35-63 (40-73)
64-82 (74-95)
83-95 (96-110)
96-113 (111-130)
114-135 (131-155)
>135 (>155)
U.S. Landfall Examples
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Erin '07, Imelda '19
Florence '18, Barry '19
Ike '08, Sally '20
Ivan '04, Katrina '05
Ida '21, Ian '22
Andrew '92, Michael '18

ACRONYMS & COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS:

umiami

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