National Hurricane Center
October 12, 2018
AL142018_lin
vector digital data
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis
The best track is a subjectively-smoothed representation of the tropical cyclone's location and intensity at 6-h interval over its lifetime. These best track positions and intensity (maximum 1-minute sustained surface wind speed and minimum sea-level pressure) are based on a post-storm assessment of all available data and may differ from values contained in real-time storm advisories. In general, they will not reflect the erratic motion implied by connecting the individual center fix positions. The best track is a living database which serves as the official U.S. National Weather Service historical record of the tropical cyclone.
These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the use of these data.
October 12, 2018
None planned
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Hurricane
Hurricane Track
Tropical Storm
Subtropical storm
Subtropical depression
Tropical disturbance
Tropical Wave
Tropical low
Extratropical storm
Major hurricane
Tropical cyclone
Subtropical cyclone
Typhoon
None
United States
Atlantic
North Atlantic Basin
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Islands
Eastern North Pacific Basin
Western North Pacific Basin
None
None. Acknowledgement of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, National Centers for Environmental Prediction or the National Hurricane Center would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
GIS POC
National Hurricane Center / Technical Support Branch
physical address
11691 SW 17th St.
Miami
FL
33165
USA
Vector
Entity point
4
0.1
0.1
Decimal degrees
D_Sphere
Sphere
6371200.000000
infinity
AL142018_lin
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
STORMNAME
Name given to each tropical cyclone for which the National Hurricane Center is writing forecast advisories
STORMTYPE
Category of the tropical cyclone according to the initial intensity
STORMNUM
The sequential numbering of tropical cyclones for a specific forecast basin according to when the first advisory is issued
SS
The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a 1-5 rating based on the hurricane's present intensity. This is used to give an estimate of the potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast from a hurricane landfall. Wind speed is the determining factor in the scale, as storm surge values are highly dependent on the slope of the continental shelf and the shape of the coastline, in the landfall region. Note that all winds are using the U.S. 1-minute average.
Downloadable Data
No responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the use of these data.
October 12, 2018
National Hurricane Center
GIS POC
Technical Support Branch
physical address
11691 SW 17th St.
Miami
FL
33178
USA
305-229-4400
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
ESRI Metadata Profile
20181210
15282700
1.0
ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification
TRUE