HURRTRAK ONLINE imports many of the hurricane model forecast data into the system. This option only needs to be used if the user wants to include other forecast model information. The forecast data shown in the data table is determined by the highlighted forecast row at the bottom of the window.

To Add a new forecast, select Add Model forecast.  You will be prompted for the name of the model, initial Data/Time (ENTERED IN UTC TIME ONLY), and initial latitude and longitude.  After entering this data a forecast record will be shown on the grid.  It will need to be edited to include forecast information.

To Edit an existing forecast, change the forecast information and select Edit forecast detail.

To Delete a forecast, highlight that row in the table at the bottom and select Delete Selected Model Forecast.

The data fields for each forecast position from initial to 120 hours (not all columns need to be entered):

Latitude - Forecast latitude. North latitudes are positive. 

Longitude - Forecast longitude. West longitudes are negative.

Max Wind Speed - Forecast maximum wind speed (knots). This data is usually not included in the hurricane model forecast. 

Options Available:

Help - Displays this help text.

Clear all fields - Clears all of the forecast data fields.