Listed below are useful weather-related articles, tools, information, reference materials, and weather links that may prove helpful in your daily activities:

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REFERENCE MATERIALS & WEATHER TOOLS

Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Chart /Map

Beaufort Wind Force Scale – The Beaufort wind force scale is an empirical measure for describing wind speed from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)  based mainly on observed sea conditions.

Enhanced Fujita Scale – The Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, is the scale for rating the strength of tornadoes in the United States estimated via the damage they cause.

Heat Index Chart – Simple heat index chart taking into account temperature and relative humidity

Latitude / Longitude Distance Calculator

Saffir-Simpson Scale – The scale is based primarily on wind speeds and includes estimates of barometric pressure and storm surge associated with each of the five categories. It is used to give an estimate of the potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast from a hurricane landfall.

Solar Azimuth and Altitude Chart

Wind Chill Temperature Index Chart – Convenient PDF brochure containing wind chill temperature chart with frequently asked questions about wind chill and other relevant information.

Wind Direction Compass – Useful tool for determining wind direction. Wind direction is the direction from which a wind originates.

USEFUL INFORMATION

2010 Atltantic Hurricane Season – The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be the period of 2010 in which tropical cyclones tend to form in the Atlantic Ocean. The season will officially start on June 1, 2010 and end on November 30, 2010. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical systems form in the Atlantic. However, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time. Should a cyclone form before June 1, it would be officially considered a part of the 2010 season.

2010 Atlantic Tropical Storm Names
The following names are available for use on named storms that form in the North Atlantic during 2010. Retired names, if any, will be announced by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2011. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2016 season. This is the same list used in the 2004 season with the exception of Colin, Fiona, Igor, and Julia, which replaced the names of the four major hurricanes that made landfall in Florida in the U.S. in 2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, respectively.

Alex • Bonnie • Colin • Danielle • Earl • Fiona • Gaston • Hermine • Igo • Julia • Karl • Lisa • Matthew • Nicole • Otto • Paula • Richard • Shary • Thomas • Virginie • Walter

ARTICLES

Article – Winter Weather Claims – What to Expect When Temperatures Drop – Claims Magazine – January 2007 - Authored by Jess Hurwitz, CompuWeather

Article – Site Specific Weather Analysis Blends Man and Machine – Claims Magazine – November 2006 – Authored by Jess Hurwitz, CompuWeather

Article – “Weird Weather-Subro” The Challenge to Mother Nature! – Subrogator Magazine – Fall 2005 – Authored by Jeff Wimmer & Tore Jakobsen, CompuWeather

USEFUL LINKS

Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day – The times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon’s phase are provided at this site from The United States Naval Observatory (USNO). You can search their database by US city/town name or worldwide by GPS coordinates. Other useful tools can be found at the USNO Astronomical Applications page reached by clicking here.

NOAA / NCDC Most Popular Conversion and Decoder Charts – This gateway provides access to web pages containing frequently requested weather decoding and conversion charts.

Timeanddate.com – This site contains many useful time and date related tools.

National Weather Service Enhanced Fujita Scale Document - Full documentation on the Enhanced Fujita Scale – Includes details of all 28 damage indicators with photos.

National Weather Service Glossary – This glossary contains information on more than 2000 terms, phrases and abbreviations used by the NWS. Many of these terms and abbreviations are used by NWS forecasters to communicate between each other and have been in use for many years and before many NWS products were directly available to the public. It is the purpose of this glossary to aid the general public in better understanding NWS products.

SOFTWARE UTILITIES

Microsoft Excel Viewer – Microsoft Excel Viewer lets you view and print Microsoft Excel documents on a computer that does not have Excel installed.

Adobe Reader – Adobe Reader lets you view and print Adobe PDF documents.