Observed Track

<div>This layer features tropical storm (hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones) tracks, positions, and observed wind swaths from the past hurricane season for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Basins. These are products from the&nbsp;<a target='_blank' href='https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>National Hurricane Center</a>&nbsp;(NHC) and&nbsp;<a target='_blank' href='https://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Joint Typhoon Warning Center</a>&nbsp;(JTWC). They are part of an archive of tropical storm data maintained in the <a target='_blank' href='https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship</a> (IBTrACS) database by the <a target='_blank' href='https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Data Source</strong></div><div><ul><li>NOAA National Hurricane Center <a target='_blank' href='https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/archive_besttrack.php' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>tropical cyclone best track archive</a>.</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Update Frequency</strong></div><div><ul><li>We automatically check these products for updates every 15 minutes from the <a target='_blank' href='https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>NHC GIS Data page</a>.</li><li>The NHC shapefiles are parsed using the <a target='_blank' href='https://www.esriurl.com/LiveFeed' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Aggregated Live Feeds methodology</a> to take the returned information and serve the data through ArcGIS Server as a map service.</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Area Covered</strong></div><div><ul><li>World</li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style='font-size:medium;'><strong>What can you do with this layer?</strong></span></div><div><ul><li>Customize the display of each attribute by using the ‘Change Style’ option for any layer.</li><li>Run a filter to query the layer and display only specific types of storms or areas.</li><li>Add to your map with other weather data layers to provide insight on hazardous weather events.</li><li>Use ArcGIS Online analysis tools like ‘Enrich Data’ on the Observed Wind Swath layer to determine the impact of cyclone events on populations.</li><li>Visualize data in ArcGIS Insights or Operations Dashboards.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style='color:rgb(128,128,128);'>This map is provided for informational purposes and is not monitored 24/7 for accuracy and currency. Always refer to </span><a target='_blank' href='https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/contact.shtml' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(128,128,128);'>NOAA</span></a><span style='color:rgb(128,128,128);'> or JTWC sources for official guidance.</span></p><p>If you would like to be alerted to potential issues or simply see when this Service will update next, please visit our <a target='_blank' href='https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/livefeeds-status/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Live Feed Status</a> Page!</p></div>