Hurricane Formation Map

National Hurricane Center drops 'Gulf of Mexico

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

National Hurricane Center Changes Storm Map to Gulf of America

The National Hurricane Center recently changed the Gulf of Mexico on its storm tracking map to the Gulf of America.

USA Today · 2d

National Hurricane Center changes maps, website to show Gulf of America

The National Hurricane Center's website and maps now reflect the official name (at least in the U.S.) of the Gulf of America.

Tribune News Service on MSN · 1d

National Hurricane Center drops ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for ‘Gulf of America’

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday joined other federal agencies making the official switch of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. On the NHC website, the new image of the Atlantic basin now shows the new label for the body of water known to brew up tropical activity and plague Florida,

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How a Map for the Weather Watchers Is Built

Satellite imagery is a cornerstone of weather monitoring. But the imagery is not always what it seems. Learn how these maps and images are made.

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Wind Shear Explainer

Wind shear is often the most critical factor controlling hurricane formation and destruction. In general, wind shear refers to any change in wind speed or direction along a straight line.

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The formation of tropical storms

Depending on where they form, tropical storms are also known as hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons. Tropical storms form over warm oceans and travel from east to west. Tropical storms bring with ...

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Forecasters tracking ' large wave' that could become Tropical Storm Debby

This is because water temperatures are often at their warmest, wind shear is at its lowest and humidity has increased across the basin, all of which contribute to hurricane formation. If the map ...

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