List of article resources

This page documents an official Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki guide.

It describes a recommendation that editors are advised to follow when working on their articles. Changes made to this page should reflect consensus.

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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, and the most commonly used custom categories created by HHW editors.

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 HHW scales
Classification	HEX color	RGB color
Category 6	#8b0000	139, 0, 0
Category 7	#cc0033 #c03	204, 0, 51
Category 8	#cc0066 #c06	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. Made by StrawberryMaster. Made primarily for Windows 10 and above, but also works on older systems using Cygwin.
StrawberryMaster's TrackGen fork, who does a good job at replicating tracks made in the Wikipedia track maker. Has other features including a dark theme, newer fixes to track generating and the ability to import/export your tracks.
- The original TrackGen by CodingCactus. Uses a large ~150mb map file, so not recommended if you're on a slower connection.
Monsoonjr99's Hypo-Track, who is pretty similar to TrackGen except you get to add your storm points directly onto a map!
- See also: StrawberryMaster's Hypo-Track, which has several community themes and improvements to app performance, and MagicalDrizzle's Hypo-Track, which uses a smaller (in size) map that will make it easier to load and use it.
CobraStrike's NASA Worldview Satellite Manipulation Tutorial, useful for creating "simulated images" and manipulating satellite imagery in general. Made by CobraStrike.
- An alternative guide on making simulated images, made by CycloneMC.
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.

Storm conversions[]

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.

Additionally, as suggested by LckyTUBA and SolarisPenguin, here are some approximate storm conversions:

10-min to 1-min conversion: 1.14
1-min to 10-min conversion: 0.877

For example, let's take a 115-kt (knot) storm. If its winds speeds were measured in 10-min, you'd do $115 \times 0.877$ and get 100,885, or 100, as the approximate 1-min result. If its wind speeds were measured in 1-min, you'd do $115 \times 1.14$ and get 131,1, or 131, as the approximate 10-min result.

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.

Useful links in general[]

Especially useful for weather trackers.

For advanced users[]

A series of blog posts made by Spongebob456: