Tracking hurricane Milton and its category rating

[Trying2Learn]

TL;DR Summary

how to track the cat of a hurricane

I tend to enjoy tracking hurricanes on my own, in my spare time.

I have noted how Hurricane Milton sped up quickly from a 1 over land to a 2, 3 and then 4, then 5.
Then, down to 4.
Then, back up to 5
Now, back to 4.

Does anyone know of a site that, say, shows the position of the hurricane, as it moves and then it lights up the category as it moves?

For example, I noted it went down to 4 when sheared by the Yucatan peninsula.
Then back up to 5.
And after a few hours, the inner eye is less defined, and now it is 4 again.

I just want to see the category overlap iwth the position and how much time between changes.

 

[Astronuc]

TL;DR Summary: how to track the cat of a hurricane

And after a few hours, the inner eye is less defined, and now it is 4 again.

Milton is back to Cat 5 with sustained winds of 165 mph (265 kmph).

NOAA's National Hurricane Center puts outs frequent updates for each hurricane.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/150217.shtml?cone

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/212734.shtml?expCone#contents

ZCZC MIAPWSAT4 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM

HURRICANE MILTON WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142024
2100 UTC TUE OCT 08 2024

AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MILTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
22.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.5 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
145 KTS...165 MPH...270 KM/H.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/al14/al142024.wndprb.015.shtml?

Graphics archive - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/MILTON_graphics.php
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2024/MILTON_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line

 

[Astronuc]

ps - https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/h...category-2-hurricane-watch-florida-gulf-coast
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/h...-packing-180-mph-sustained-winds-path-florida

Reports have mentioned Hurricane Milton has 175 to 180 mph sustained winds (282 to 280 kmph). Milton is expected to weaken somewhat as it approaches Florida's west coast. Storm surge along the coast ahead of the hurricane could be 12 to 15 feet (3.7-4.6 m). Rainfall may be 12-15 inches (30-38 cm) in some areas.

 

[nsaspook]

I'll repost this link here. https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate...s=rammb-slider&draw_color=FFD700&draw_width=6

GOES-19 Preliminary, Non-Operational Data. High resolution images

 

[Astronuc]

The Canadians are watching Milton as well.

https://news.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-season-ramps-back-atlantic-131925546.html

 

[nsaspook]

 

[berkeman]

It looks like that lower left one keeps going offline; it's bouncing all over the place and then freezes every few seconds. Any bets on how long it takes to fully crash?

 

[DaveC426913]

Does anyone know of a site that, say, shows the position of the hurricane, as it moves and then it lights up the category as it moves?

For example, I noted it went down to 4 when sheared by the Yucatan peninsula.
Then back up to 5.
And after a few hours, the inner eye is less defined, and now it is 4 again.

I just want to see the category overlap iwth the position and how much time between changes.

You could make this yourself with a bit of JavaScript.
Simply render a map of the Caribbean and build an array, each element containing lat/long/cat. and overlay numbered icons based on xy coords.

 

[berkeman]

Oh great, now Milton is spawning tornadoes in its path...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/09/weather/video/milton-tornado-florida-digvid

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Here is the live cam I am watching