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Resources of Interest Before a Storm

Path Predictions

National Hurricane Center/Tropical Predictions Center
(www.nhc.noaa.gov)

HURREVAC

HURREVAC Web site
(www.hurrevac.com)

Winds/National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD)

National Weather Service (NWS) Graphical Forecasts
(http://weather.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/)

NWS National Digital Forecast Database Grid Data Distributor Tools (GRIB2)
(www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/NDFD_GRIB2Decoder/)

Storm Surge

Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Model Data
(ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/users/surge)

High-resolution Topography

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
(http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/)

NOAA Coastal Services Center Available Topographic Data
(www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/missions.html)

Tides and Water Levels

NOAA nowCOAST: Real-time Coastal Observations and NOAA Forecasts
(http://nowcoast.noaa.gov/viewer.htm)

NOAA National Data Buoy Center
(www.ndbc.noaa.gov)

NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) Water Level Observation Network
(www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/usmap.html)

Flood Predictions

NWS River Forecast Information
(www.nws.noaa.gov/rivers_tab.php)

NWS Flash Flood Guidance
(www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/ffg.php?duration=3&location=NAT)

NWS Significant River Flood Outlook
(www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/)

USGS Current Water Resources Conditions
(water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/dailyMainW?state=us&map_type=flood&web_type=map/)

New Products Under Development

Global Leadership in Integrated Management of the Ocean
(http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/GLIMO/welcome.html)

[graphic of slosh display program]
Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Display Program

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Resources of Interest During a Storm

Satellites

NOAA GOES Satellite Imagery for Tropical Sectors
(www.goes.noaa.gov/g8hu.html)

NOAA Multi-Dimensional Imagery from Polar Orbiting and Geostationary Satellites
(www.nnvl.noaa.gov)

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division Tropical Cyclone Information
(www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html)

NASA MODIS Rapid Response System
(http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/realtime/)

Local Radar

NWS National Doppler Radar Sites
(www.nws.noaa.gov/radar/)

New Products Under Development

Ocean.US: National Office for Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observations
(www.ocean.us)

[graphic: example of NOAA GOES satellite imagery of hurricane ivan]
NOAA GOES satellite imagery of Hurricane Ivan

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Resources of Interest After a Storm

Track Analysis/Best Track

National Hurricane Center/Tropical Predictions Center Archive of Past Hurricane Seasons
(www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml)

Historical Hurricane Tracks
(http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes)

Shoreline Change

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program Internet Map Server
(http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov)

USGS Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
(http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/)

USGS Mapping Coastal Change Hazards
(http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/mappingchange/scale.html)

High-Resolution Topography

USGS Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
(http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/)

NOAA Coastal Services Center Topographic Data
(www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/missions.html)

Environmental Affects

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
(http://response.restoration.noaa.gov)

Precipitation and Flood Analysis

National Weather Service Precipitation Analysis
(www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis.php)

National Weather Service (NWS) River Forecast Centers
(www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps/rfc.php)

Damage Assessment and Post-Storm Impact Data

National Hurricane Center/Tropical Predictions Center Tropical Cyclone Reports
(www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml)

NWS Service Assessments
(www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/index.shtml)

NWS Storm Prediction Center Storm Reports
(www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/)

New Products Under Development

Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar Survey (SHOALS)
(http://shoals.sam.usace.army.mil/default.htm)

NOAA Coastal Services Center Available Topographic Data
(www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/tcm/missions.html)

[graphic: example of lidar data]
Example of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data

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