Hurricane watching on the Web
By Times Staff Writer Here are some weather and emergency-related sites to go to for information on-line. Remember that it's dangerous to operate your computer in a storm. In fact, you should unplug all electronics before a storm to protect them from surges, and keep them unplugged until after power has been restored.
http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts/
Forecast by William Gray and his team of meteorologists at Colorado State University
AccuWeather.com http://www.accuweather.com
A private forecasting company in State College, Penn., that provides weather forecasts to thousands of clients worldwide, including television, radio and newspapers
Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/
The federal agency that helps people after a disaster
State and county emergency management agencies: Florida Automated Weather Network
http://fawn.ifas.ufl.edu/
Real-time temperature, wind speed and rainfall at monitoring stations throughout the state
Florida Forecast http://www.floridaforecast.com/
Current conditions, tides, forecasts and satellite views
The Hurricane Hunters http://www.hurricanehunters.com/
Pictures of the Air Force's reconnaissance flights into hurricanes
Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com
Forecasts for most places in the world, with a good section on tropical weather
Florida State University's Weather Station http://www.met.fsu.edu/wxstation/mainpage.html
Offers data on all elements of tracking weather conditions, including satellite, upper air, surface, and marine observations.
National Hurricane Center - Tropical Prediction Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
The authority on major storms with hurricane awareness and preparation information, forecasts, aircraft reconnaissance reports and satellite views
National Weather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ or http://weather.gov
Warnings, maps, predictions, marine weather and satellite views
National Weather Service, Tampa Bay, Florida http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw/
Aviation, fire, marine and tropical weather information for the West Coast of Florida, with radar and satellite views
University of Michigan WeatherCams http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/wxcam.html
Links to more than 800 weather cameras across North America, including more than 25 in Florida
The Weather Channel http://www.weather.com/
The Internet home of the 24-hour cable channel has forecasts for just about anywhere in the world, including satellite and radar views
[Last modified June 2, 2004, 12:57:51]
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