Eyes on Hurricane Michael: Data Resources

Updated 5:00 PM 10/9/2018: SECOORA and GCOOS are watching Hurricane Michael as he moves in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Hurricane Michael has upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane on Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and is moving toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h).

 

On the forecast track, the center of Michael will move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico through tonight. The center of Michael is then expected to move inland over the Florida Panhandle or Florida Big Bend area on Wednesday.

 

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 120 mph (195 km/h). Additional strengthening is expected, and Michael is forecast to be a major hurricane at landfall in Florida.  Click here to read the Hurricane Michael Advisory Number 13 from NOAA National Weather Service Hurricane Center.


Taking the Pulse of the Storm

SECOORA is watching Hurricane Michael as he moves in the Gulf of Mexico. Our assets are providing near real-time information the storm.  Pictured above is the SECOORA Data Portal paired with the NWS Hurricane track plus the HYCOM modeled surface currents and real time sensors layers. Use the portal to visualize Michael’s track with other datasets.

 


View Live Feed of Michael as it Approaches

 

SECOORA supports a web camera in the path of Hurricane Michael located off Bradenton Beach in Manatee County, Florida. You can view the coastal waters in real time as the storm approaches. This is part of the NOAA NOS Web Camera Applications Testbed (WebCAT) project.


Buoys and Coastal Stations on the West Coast of Florida

SECOORA, U.S. IOOS and partners support marine weather buoys and coastal stations off of the West coast of Florida (pictured to right). The information collected by these assets provide real time updates on the approaching storm’s wind speed and more. See below table for data.

 

Table of Buoys and Link to Data

Station Name GPS Locations Station Type Lead Organization
C10 27.1730 N
82.9240 W
Buoy USF
C12 27.5050 N
83.7410 W
Buoy USF
C13 26.0100 N
83.0860 W
Buoy USF
Shell Point 30.0580 N
84.2900 W
Shorebased Tower USF
Aripeka 28.4330 N
82.6670 W
Shorebased Tower USF
Fred Howard Park 28.1530 N
82.8010 W
Shorebased Tower USF
Clam Bayou 27.7360 N 82.6860 W Shorebased Tower USF
Big Carlos Pass 26.4040 N
81.8810 W
Shorebased Tower USF

 

 


Other Hurricane Michael Resources

Explore more Hurricane Michael data and other resources for the Southeast U.S. If we are missing a resource, please email abbey@secoora.pactmedia.org to get it included!  Jump to a resource:

SECOORA Real Time Data

 


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Hurricane Tracking

 


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Storm Surge, Flooding, and Coastal Change

 


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Real Time Data, WebCams and Modeling

 


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IOOS Regional Associations and Other

 


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