Resources to use in your articles

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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.

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.