HHW:RESOURCES
This page is a database of useful resources to use in your tropical cyclone article or when tracking weather systems, alongside other useful features. It will be occasionally updated with relevant content; if you have any suggestions, message an administration member or visit the administrators' noticeboard.
HEX/RGB colors
This applies to the Saffir–Simpson scale.
Classification | HEX color | RGB color |
---|---|---|
Tropical depression | #5ebaff | 94, 186, 255 |
Tropical storm | #00faf4 | 0, 250, 244 |
Category 1 | #ffffcc #ffc |
255, 255, 204 |
Category 2 | #ffe775 | 255, 231, 117 |
Category 3 | #ffc140 | 255, 193, 64 |
Category 4 | #ff8f20 | 255, 143, 32 |
Category 5 | #ff6060 | 255, 96, 96 |
Custom scales
These are the most used custom colors on the wiki:
Classification | HEX color | RGB color |
---|---|---|
Category 6 | #8b0000 | 139, 0, 0 |
Category 7 | #cc0033 #c03 |
204, 0, 51 |
Category 8 | #cc0066 | 204, 0, 102 |
Category 9 | #9b30ff | 155, 48, 255 |
Category 10 | #f9a7b0 | 249, 167, 176 |
Hypercane | #ff99ff #f9f |
255, 153, 255 |
Useful guides when making an article
- HHW:SEASON, the wiki guide on creating seasons.
- A guide on how to install the WikiProject Tropical Cyclones track maker, used on Wikipedia.
- CodingCactus's TrackGen, useful if you think the method above is too complicated.
- CobraStrike's NASA Worldview Satellite Manipulation Tutorial, useful for creating "simulated images" and manipulating satellite imagery in general.
- HHW:CONVERSIONS, helps with conversions from miles per hour (mph) to knots (kts) and displays how much ACE a storm will generate at a specific intensity.
- Cosmo224's ACE calculator, useful if you want a more automated method of calculating ACE.
- NHC Tropical Weather Outlook Icons, consists of National Hurricane Center's TWO icons.
- A table generator for creating tables on Fandom, Wikipedia, and other MediaWiki websites.
- A guide to tropical cyclone warnings and watches
For what-might-have-been seasons
Contains models of past storms, useful when writing what-might-have-been (WMHB) seasons.
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Hurricane Forecast Model Output, containing Atlantic, East Pacific, and Central Pacific models since 2007.
- Older Atlantic models from 1979 to 2006 can be viewed here.
- The Tropical Cyclone Guidance Project's realtime plots, useful for those with the track maker.
Basin maps
- A list of basin maps for you to use
- Nkechinyer's Basin Maps, a list of Blue Marble maps that contain used and lesser-used basins. Made by Nkechinyer.
- Jnlt's HD Basin Maps, a list of customized Blue Marble: Next Generation maps that lists cities in the map. Made by Jnlt215.
- Jhelvin's Basin Maps, a list of Blue Marble: Next Generation maps. Made by Jhelvin Edzen.
How-to videos
These are how-to videos made by contributors like CycloneRyne94 for the wiki. These may be outdated, however, and also prone to inaccuracies. If unsure what to do, ask a moderator for advice.
- A guide on making storm tracks (Microsoft Paint)
- A guide on making storm tracks (paint.NET)
- A guide on making an Atlantic hurricane season
- A guide on making seasonal effects
- A guide on making seasonal forecasts
- A guide on making ACE index ratings
- A guide on making timelines (part 1) (part 2)
- A guide on making infoboxes for currently active hurricanes