Welcome iPad users to Hurricane Season 2010! While Hurricane Season does not begin until May 15th in the East and Central Pacific, June 1st in the Atlantic, we at Kitty Code are ready to help you be prepared for tracking that first storm! Built on the foundation of Hurricane, and expanded for the features available with the iPad, Hurricane HD gives you all of the information you need while on the go.
Features
- Atlantic and Pacific Basin Interactive Tracking Map with storm data, generated on your device as it becomes available, throughout the hurricane season.
- Tracking map that is not just an image, but an interactive tracking map which allows you move between tracks, viewing each plot’s detailed information including wind speed with the icon, and lat/lon, speed/direction, pressure, date and time in the tab bar.
- Learn more about past hurricanes like Camile, Hugo, Andrew and Katrina, just to name a few. All hurricanes back to 1851 in the Atlantic, and 1949 in the Pacific are available!
- Internet Connection required to receive new plots and view new satellite pages and text bulletins.
- Tropical Outlooks, Discussions and Summaries produced by the NHC
- Each ACTIVE storm has:
- Storm Centered Satellite Images
- Forecast Image Maps
- Tropical Bulletins from the NHC:
- Storm Bulletin
- Storm Forecast/Advisory
- Storm Discussion
- Storm Probabilities
- Radar (when available/within radar range)
- Satellites which contains:
- Generic Satellite Images and satellite loops (Atlantic, Pacific)
- All Satellite views updated throughout the hurricane season, and changed to current imagery as they become available.
- News which contains:
- News feed of events and information pertaining to hurricane season, and current storms.
- Frequently Asked Questions.
- Detailed explanation of the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
- Beta Test locaiton of West/South Pacific information
*Atlantic Basin includes the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Of Mexico, Caribbean and surrounding areas.
*Northeast Pacific Basin includes the west coast of North America – US west coast, Mexico, Central America and Hawaii
This application is great for:
- anyone with interests on the east or west coast of the US
- anyone interested in severe weather or meteorology
- studying tropical system history
- sailing, boating, diving and other water sport enthusiasts
- travelers to the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific Ocean
- anyone interested in watching these powerful storms
Hurricane, the premier tracking application.
Minimum Requirements:
iPad 3.2 or later
