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Atlantic Satellite Overview
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| Central Atlantic (Flash Loop) | Western Atlantic (Flash Loop) |
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| Eastern Atlantic (Flash Loop) | Gulf of Mexico (Flash Loop) |
Tropical Links of Interest
National Hurricane Center
Weather Underground Tropical
Crown Weather
NRL Monterey Marine Meteorology Division - Atlantic and Pacific
TropicalAtlantic.com's Aircraft Recon - live Google Earth plot of recon missions!
Sea Surface Temperature Analysis
2012 Storm Names
What else is brewing? Click map for Tropical Weather Outlook
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| Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale | |||
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| Category | Sustained Wind Speed | Typical Storm Surge | Expected Damage |
| 1 | 74-95 mph | 4-5 feet | Damage to mobile homes & poorly constructed structures |
| 2 | 96-110 mph | 6-8 feet | Roofs/doors/windows damaged, trees down, considerable damage to mobile homes & poorly constructed structures |
| 3 | 111-130 mph | 9-12 feet | Large trees down, structural damage to homes and destruction of mobile homes & poorly constructed structures |
| 4 | 131-155 mph | 13-18 feet | Roof failure, curtainwall failure, all signs blown down, major structural damage to homes and lower floors of buildings <10' above sea level |
| 5 | >155 mph | >18 feet | Complete roof and building failure, major structural damage to homes and lower floors of buildings <15' above sea level |
