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 2022 LIST OF ATLANTIC STORM NAMES (with dates of activity & peak intensity):
  • Alex (5Jun-6Jun, 60kt, 984mb)
  • Bonnie (1Jul-2Jul, 50kt, 996mb)
  • Colin (2Jul-2Jul, 35kt, 1012mb)
  • Danielle (1Sep-8Sep, 80kt, 972mb)
  • Earl (3Sep-10Sep, 90kt, 954mb)
  • Fiona (14Sep-23Sep, 115kt, 932mb)
  • Gaston (20Sep-26Sep, 55kt, 995mb)
  • Hermine (23Sep-25Sep, 35kt, 1002mb)
  • Ian (23Sep-30Sep, 135kt, 937mb)
  • Julia (7Oct-9Oct, 75kt, 982mb)
  • Karl (11Oct-14Oct, 50kt, 999mb)
  • Lisa (31Oct-3Nov, 70kt, 988mb)
  • Martin (1Nov-3Nov, 75kt, 960mb)
  • Nicole (7Nov-11Nov, 65kt, 980mb)
  • Owen
  • Paula
  • Richard
  • Shary
  • Tobias
  • Virginie
  • Walter

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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Allison '01, Erin '07
Isaac '12, Florence '18
Frances '04, Ike '08
Ivan '04, Katrina '05
Irma '17, Ida '21
Andrew '92, Michael '18

ACRONYMS & COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS:

umiami

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