Cyclone Version 1.00 for Palm OS Copyright © 2000 Chris Terwilliger. All rights reserved. Cyclone Plot ------------ Cyclone is a PalmOS application that tracks hurricanes and tropical storms. The application allows the user to create & edit storm records and plot the storms track on a map of the central Atlantic ocean. The map can be scrolled left and right by dragging. Each storm is saved as an individual database. Storm databases are .pdb files that are automatically backed up during synchronization. My website will eventually contain a collection of historical storms that can be downloaded and installed. Storm List ---------- Available storms are listed on the list screen. Select a storm and then press "Plot" to plot the storms track, or press "Edit" to edit the storm information. Storms are listed with their year and name since the current naming scheme rotates every 6 years. Storms before 1953 were not named. Storm Data ---------- Storm data consists of the following: Name - name assigned to the storm by NHC Date - date of the storm Number - number of the storm in the historical record Storm - number of the storm this year SS Scale - Saphir-Simpson scale of intensity Type - Subtropical / Tropical / Hurricane US Hit - storm made US landfall Track Data ---------- Track data consists of the following: Date - date of the observation Time - time of the observation Latitude - north latitude in degrees and decimal (DD.d) Longitude - west longitude in degrees and decimal (DDD.d) Pressure - barometric pressure in millibars Wind - wind speed in knots Requirements ------------ Cyclone runs on version 2.0 ROMS and later. Installation ------------ Included in this distribution is: Cyclone.prc - the application 1969_Camille.PDB - storm database of Hurricane Camille 2000_Alberto.PDB - storm database of Hurricane Alberto (to date) 2000_Beryl.PDB - storm database of Hurricane Beryl 2000_Chris.PDB - storm database of Tropical Storm Chris (to date) nhcmap.PDB - map file README.txt - this file Install the application, map file, and storm databases in the usual Palm fashion. Shareware --------- Cyclone is SHAREWARE under the honor system. You may copy or distribute it freely. You may not charge money for it. If you like it and use it, please send $5 to the address below or use PayPal. Updates ------- New feature suggestions are welcome as well as bug reports. Send all comments to: Chris Terwilliger 520 SW 63rd Terrace Plantation, FL 33317 email: chris@searat.com Revision History ---------------- 1.00 12-August-2000 Initial release Additional Information ---------------------- National Hurricane Center - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov Unisys Hurricane Site - http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/ Central Pacific Hurricane Center - http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pr/hnl/cphc/pages/cphc.shtml Joint Typhone Warning Center, Guam - http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc.html