WeatherStudio - Hurricane, Thunderstorm, Weather, and Marine Tracking Software

It's hard to list all of the things WeatherStudio can do, but this page at least makes an attempt.

General Features:

Automation system
- FTP Uploading
- Command Line Graphics
- "AutoCapture" intervals
- Video rendering
- Map Sequence Presentations
High Resolution Background Orthoimagery
Full Screen (F11)
Dynamic Layer System
Custom Map Background and Logo Customization
Map Font and Geoline Customization
Apply Color Palettes to Raster Layers
Built-in Palette Editor
Adjust Layer Transparency/Transluceny
Search for addresses, places, cities, etc.
Take Weather Captures with the 'Capture' Button.
Home locations / Label certain points
Geographic ruler for measuring distances.
GPS support
'Slow Mode' for fast rendering on older/slower computers
Night Mode
Layer Order Manager
Resize Friendly

List of Weather Data in WeatherStudio:

Radar/Satellite
- National Radar
- Precipitation-Typed Winter National Radar
- National Satellite (Infrared, Visible, and Water Vapor)
- GOES East/West Satellite (Infrared, Visible, and Water Vapor)
- Individual Radars (Press R to show, press M to measure distances from them)
  All of the following can be shown in either the latest scan or animated loop:
  - Base Reflectivity
  - Composite Reflectivity
  - Long-Range 248-nmi Reflectivity
  - Storm Relative Velocity
  - Base Velocity
  - One-Hour Precip Totals
  - Storm Total Precip Totals
- National Radar Loop / National Radar Archive Loop (goes back to 1996)
- IR/Visible Satellite Loop / Archive Loop (goes back to 2007)
- Water Vapor Loop / Archive Loop (goes back to March 2009)
- National Echo Tops/One Hour Rainfall/Storm Total Rainfall Loop
Severe Weather
- Local Storm Reports
- SPC Storm Reports (Tornado, Hail, Wind)
  - Recent Reports
  - Archived Reports
  - Cumulative Reports Between Dates
- Severe Watches (Polygon and County based)
- Severe Warnings (Storm Based and County based)
- Convective Outlooks (Days 1, 2, and 3; Probabilistic and Categorical)
- Mesoscale Discussions
- Storm Attributes/Paths
General
- Surface Analysis
- National Advisories (press list button to bring up list; Press 'S' on the map to select a county; Click on a county to see the warnings; Click on a warning to see the counties affected)
- Station Explorer
  - Current Observations
  - Past Observations
  - 7-Day Forecast
  - Hourly Graph Forecasts
- Point Forecasts
  - 7-Day Forecasts
  - Hourly Graph Forecasts
Marine/Boating/Fishing
- Buoy Explorer
  - Current Observations
  - Past Observations
  - Continuous Winds Data
  - Spectral Wave Data
    - Past Spectral Wave Data
    - Tendency Graph
    - Raw Spectral Wave Data
  - Ocean Current Data with Past Observations
  - Tsunameter Current/Past Observations
  - Ocean Current Data with Past Observations
  - Solar Radiation Data
    - Past Data
    - Tendency Grap
- Wave Height Chart
- Mean Wave Period Chart
- Peak Wave Period Chat
- Ocean Winds Chart
- Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
- Daily Sea Ice Analysis
Surface Weather
- METAR/Non-METAR Surface Observations
  - Temperature
  - Wind Barbs
  - Dewpoint
  - Relative Humidity
  - Pressure
  - Wind
  - Wind Gust
  - Observed Weather
- Ship Observations
- Real Time Mesoscale Analysis (colored map)
  - Temperature
  - Dew Point
  - Wind Speed
  - Wind Direction
  - Surface Pressure
Hurricanes/Tropical Weather
- Active Systems
  - Latest Advisory(s)
  - Latest Advisory Data
  - Past Advisory Data
  - Storm Tracks
- Forecast Path
  - Forecast Intensity Data
  - Forecast Track
  - Error Swath
- Tropical Forecast Models
- Hurricane-Hunters Recon Data (HDOB-High Density Observations)
- Wind History / Cumulative Wind
- Wind Radii / Wind Field
- Tropical Watches/Warnings
- Invest Systems
- Invest Forecast Models
- 48-Hr Formation Probabilities
Model Data
- NDFD (NWS National Digital Forecast Database)
  - >34kt Prob Trop Cyclone Sfc Wind inc
  - >34kt Prob Trop Cyclone Sfc Wind cum
  - >50kt Prob Trop Cyclone Sfc Wind inc
  - >50kt Prob Trop Cyclone Sfc Wind cum
  - >64kt Prob Trop Cyclone Sfc Wind inc
  - >64kt Prob Trop Cyclone Sfc Wind cum
  - Sky Cover
  - Wind Direction
  - Wind Speed
  - 12-hr Precip Prob
  - Temperature
  - Dewpoint
  - Maximum Temperature
  - Minimum Temperature
  - Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
  - Weather
  - Significant Wave Height
  - Relative Humidity
  - Snow Amount
  - Apparent Temperature
  - Wind Gust Speed
  - Hazards
  - 90-Day Temperature Below Normal Climate Outlook
  - 30-Day Temperature Below Normal Climate Outlook
  - 8- to 14-Day Temperature Below Normal Climate Outlook
  - 90-Day Precipitation Below Normal Climate Outlook
  - 30-Day Precipitation Below Normal Climate Outlook
  - 8- to 14-Day Precipitation Below Normal Climate Outlook
  - 90-Day Temperature Above Normal Climate Outlook
  - 30-Day Temperature Above Normal Climate Outlook
  - 8- to 14-Day Temperature Above Normal Climate Outlook
  - 90-Day Precipitation Above Normal Climate Outlook
  - 30-Day Precipitation Above Normal Climate Outlook
  - 8- to 14-Day Precipitation Above Normal Climate Outlook
  - Prob of Tornadoes
  - Prob of Hail
  - Prob of Damaging Thunderstorm Winds
  - Prob of Extreme Tornadoes
  - Prob of Extreme Hail
  - Prob of Extreme Thunderstorm Winds
  - Total Prob of Severe Thunderstorms
  - Total Prob of Extreme Svr Thunderstorms
  - Convective Hazard Outlook
  - Critical/Extreme-Critical Risk Fire Outlook
  - Dry Lightning T-Storm Risk Fire Outlook
- GFS (Global Forecast System)
  - Temperature
  - Dewpoints
  - Wind Gust
  - Humidity
  - Precipitation
  - Vertical Velocity
  - CAPE
  - View all 333 GFS products in WeatherStudio
  - MOS Text Message
- NAM (North American Mesoscale Model)
  - Future Radar Reflectivity
  - Temperature
  - Dewpoints
  - Wind Gust
  - Humidity
  - Precipitation
  - Vertical Velocity
  - CAPE
  - View all 429 NAM products in WeatherStudio
- RAP/RR (NOAA RapidRefresh)
  - Future Radar Reflectivity
  - Temperature
  - Dewpoints
  - Wind Gust
  - Humidity
  - Vertical Velocity
  - CAPE
  - Storm Relative Helicity (SRH)
  - View all 317 RAP products in WeatherStudio
Placefile Data
Shapefile Line Data
Other
- Live River Level Observations
- MODIS Fire Detections
- USGS Recent Earthquakes
- WV/CD GOES East/West Satellite Derived Upper-Level Winds

...all on a live, interactive map!

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