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June 20, 2011 04:56 pm PDT

Tracking hurricanes and cyclones online: a dozen of the web's best sites

The maritime professionals website gCaptain has an item up today that ranks the best hurricane and cyclone tracking websites for the 2011 season. Here's a reminder of why you might be interested, even if you're not planning to be out boating on the ocean yourself: hurricane season is upon us, and this year's edition looks to be busy: The consensus of the various 2011 hurricane outlooks suggest the Atlantic 2011 season will see between 13 and 17 named storms, 7-9 hurricanes and 4-5 major hurricanes. The average season has about 10 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 intense hurricanes. According to the Colorado State University's June update there is a 48% chance for a major hurricane making landfall along the US East Coast and a similar 47% chance somewhere along the US Gulf Coast. Of all the states, Florida will have the highest risk for a land-falling hurricane (71%) and major hurricane (34%). Texas is next with a 50% hurricane risk and a 20% major hurricane risk followed closely by Louisiana at 47% and 20% respectively. And here's the list. Today, tropical storm Beatriz is the one to watch, and is expected to hit Mexico with some force within the next 24 hours....


Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/yqQAppHmM3k/tracking-hurricanes.html

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