Hurricane Resources

Hurricanes Resources for Gulf Communities

Use the links below to find everything from National Hurricane Center forecasts, to current models and even the GCOOS autonomous vehicle dashboard, which tracks gliders and other vehicles in the Gulf as they gather data used in hurricane predictions. Each season, two main forecasts predict the upcoming June-November hurricane season in the Mid-Atlantic/Gulf region.

Hurricane Prediction Resources

National Hurricane Center

National Weather Service

NOAA Storm Prediction Center

Colorado State University Tropical Cyclone Research and Forecasting

The Eyewall

National Weather Service — Hurricane Planning Tips

GCOOS Hurricane Data Resources

GCOOS Glider Dashboard

Hurricane modelers and forecasters rely on ocean temperature and other data from autonomous vehicles to help predict storm development, intensity and even movements. GCOOS developed a tool nicknamed GANDALF — the Gulf of America AUV Network, Data Archive and Layer Fusing — to track these vehicles, help pilots plot their courses and visualize data they gather.

In 2025, GCOOS released GANDALF 2.0, which offers significant improvements in rapid layer loading, new legends and three-day hind-, now- and forecast animations on the model outputs. We’ve also added the NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) General Charts as a new tile layer that is much more performant and contains far more detail. GANDALF also now offers water temperature and salinity anomaly comparisons that are run automatically and updated in near real-time.

GCOOS Model Handler

In 2025, GCOOS released version 2.0 of its Regional Model Handler/Viewer (ReMHV). The ReMHV is an online platform that allows users to visualize and analyze various oceanographic and meteorological model outputs for the Gulf and integrates real-time observations with simulated data (like currents, temperature, wind) in a map-based interface.

BSEE/NTL Data Repository & Registry

Since 2021, GCOOS has been hosting the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) data. This portal provides offshore operators, researchers and managers with access to crucial oceanographic/metocean (meteorological and oceanographic) data required by BSEE regulations, and transforms it into an actionable resource for both industry compliance and broader environmental stewardship and safety.

High Frequency Radar Data Portal

High frequency radar (HFR) measures the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near-real time. The information is crucial for conducting search and rescue operations, tracking contaminant spills and providing vital information for ship navigation safety, where immediate information about ocean height is necessary to move large vessels in and out of ports and channels.

Hurricane Operations Planning
Gliders Integrated into 2026 National Hurricane Operations Plan Forecasting relies heavily on atmospheric data, but what’s happening beneath the ocean surface is just as critical [...]
Hurricane Operations Planning
GANDALF AUV Piloting Portal: 2025 Year in Review
Autonomous Technology Revolutionizes Ocean Observing The Gulf of America AUV Network, Data Archive and Layer Fusing piloting portal — known as GANDALF — has completed [...]
GANDALF AUV Piloting Portal: 2025 Year in Review
Hurricane Intensification
Why do some hurricanes go through rapid intensification? The first named hurricane of the 2025 season was Hurricane Erin, which cranked up intensity from a [...]
Hurricane Intensification
Hurricane Season Webinar
“Hurricanes, NWS and GCOOS” *recorded June 25, 2024 GCOOS and the National Weather Service (NWS) joined forces to talk about the 2024 hurricane season outlook [...]
Hurricane Season Webinar
GCAN Webinar: Hurricane Induced OA
GCAN is pleased to present Tacey Hicks, Texas A&M University (TAMU) doctoral candidate, for the webinar “Tropical cyclone-induced coastal acidification in Galveston Bay, Texas.” Hicks [...]
GCAN Webinar: Hurricane Induced OA
Uncrewed Systems and Hurricane Forecasting
Uncrewed Systems Play Key Role in Hurricane Intensity Forecasting GCOOS and its partners are launching and tracking autonomous vehicles in the Gulf, Atlantic and Caribbean [...]
Uncrewed Systems and Hurricane Forecasting
Hurricanes, Gliders and the Loop Current
Each year, underwater glider pilots in the Gulf of Mexico work together to deploy gliders to gather information needed to inform meteorological models and storm [...]
This satellite image shows the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current in June 2022
Revolutionizing Hurricane Forecasting
Robots are revolutionizing hurricane predictions and a new paper details improvements in storm intensity forecasting thanks to these uncrewed ocean observing platforms A new paper [...]
Revolutionizing Hurricane Forecasting
Robots Map Ocean Heat Content in Advance of Hurricane Laura

Making hurricane predictions is all about having data — and being able to access accurate information quickly and easily. For the third year in a […]

Robots Map Ocean Heat Content in Advance of Hurricane Laura