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.
| 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 |
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.
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.