Update 10:00 AM 9/4/2019

Hurricane Dorian, a slow moving and powerful storm, is impacting the entire southeast coast. Click for official updates from the NOAA National Weather Services National Hurricane Center.

SECOORA put together this page to highlight data and information related to the Hurricane Dorian. It will be updated as new information becomes available and the track is more certain.

If we are missing a resource, please email abbey@secoora.pactmedia.org to have it included! 

Marine Weather Portal

Explore Dorian data with the SECOORA Marine Weather Portal (MWP). View real time weather hazards, tropical cyclone forecasts, and data from ocean and coastal observations as the hurricane approaches.

Exploring Real Time Data

SECOORA assets are providing near real-time information on Hurricane Dorian.  Pictured above is the SECOORA Data Portal paired with the NWS Hurricane track plus the HYCOM modeled water temperature and real time sensors layers. Use the portal to visualize Dorian’s track with other datasets.

View Live Footage of Dorian as it Approaches

Users can choose a camera and view the coastal waters as Dorian approaches. This is part of the NOAA NOS Web Camera Applications Testbed (WebCAT) project.

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Ocean Heat Content for Hurricane Dorian

Ocean Heat Content (OHC) is an integrated measure of ocean heat relative to the depth where 78ºF/26ºC water is located in the water column (Figure 1). The satellite image above provides estimates of both sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height. The information is used to determine the depth of the warm water below the surface. Knowing the depth of the warm water allows researchers estimate hurricane intensity since warm waters “fuel” hurricanes. Hurricane Dorian’s track is overlaid on OHC image. Click for data.