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Tropical Cyclones

How to leverage Barocline tropical cyclone tracks and forecasts

Real-time storm tracking

Check active storms

Start with active_tropical_cyclones (free, no credits):

"Are there any active tropical cyclones right now?"

Get forecast details

Use the returned storm ID with tropical_cyclone_forecast:

"What's the forecast for hurricane AL052024?"

Visualize

Generate an interactive map with generate_hurricane_quicklook:

"Create a quicklook map of the forecast for Hurricane Milton on October 7th at 15 UTC"

Ensemble types

Athenium provides three forecast ensembles:

TypeDescription
OfficialNHC official forecast track
AIAthenium bias-corrected AI model
MeanEnsemble mean of multiple models

Combining with risk scores

For properties in the potential path, use location_weather_risk to check HURRICANE WIND and HURRICANE SURGE risk scores.

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