# Talk:Tropical cyclone track forecasting

A chunk of information from the tropical cyclone forecasting article was split off into this article.  Thegreatdr 12:50, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

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This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of May 4, 2008, compares against the  six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Fail, the lead needs some work. Now while it is proper grammar, it is not best to start an article like that. The entire thing sounds a bit jargony.
2. Factually accurate?: Needs many more references.
3. Broad in coverage?: All of the sections need expansion. I suggest adding new sections about its history and extensive studies that have been done.
4. Neutral point of view?: Pass
5. Article stability? Pass
6. Images?: Include a normal NHC track map.
When these issues are addressed, the article can be renominated.  If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it have it reassessed.  Thank you for your work so far.— Southern Illinois SKYWARN (talk) 21:45, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
The "extensive" studies that have been done involve the final 10% of the puzzle in track forecasting, the beta effect, which I thought I touched on in this article.  In my eyes, that means it deserves 10% of the article space.  If I didn't dedicate enough space to it, I'll expand that poriton.  I believe everything in this article is covered by the included references, but I will double check.  What jargon needs to be cleared up, in your opinion?  What is a "normal" NHC track map?  I can tell you this much...if they use a track map to do their forecast by hand, it's not through the use of the track charts on their website.  It's all done electronically through ATCF now, and really has been for the past 16 years.  Thegreatdr (talk) 23:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
The article is still very small. I just feel it needs quite a bit more conten before it becomes a GA. It is a good, soild B-class, but it is not ready to be a GA. I rather see each sentence referenced than a whole paragraph with a reference at the end. As for the jargon, it is not as bad as I initially thought. You need to say what the "Beta effect" is, otherwise it's o.k. As for the NHC track map, I mean just a track chart that they release in their packages. Mind you that I'm not a meterologist, just a weather nerd and spotter who knows quite a bit about severe weather, I just monitor tropical weather. Southern Illinois SKYWARN (talk) 00:33, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
I think I have now dealt with the beta effect, which will have its own wikipedia article soon since it relates to any fluid.  I will search for a graphic that includes the NHC track as well as the suite of models used by them, which can also be included within the model article.  Which section seems thinnest to you?  Thegreatdr (talk) 22:50, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
All that I'm asking for is a normal NHC track map for a tropical cyclone released in their graphics package. Southern Illinois SKYWARN (talk) 23:31, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
The article has been significantly beefed up, per your other suggestions, and the track graphic has been added.  See what you think.  Thegreatdr (talk) 23:46, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
My word, it looks great. I didn't think it was possible to do that much editing in such a short time. That is why I failed the article instead of putting it on hold. I'll go ahead and pass it. Southern Illinois SKYWARN (talk) 00:06, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
If I have an hour at my disposal, I can do a lot for an article on here.  Your suggestions steered me to the history section, and I did a search on single station forecasting of hurricanes, and stumbled across the CPHC website which had exactly what I was looking for.  Luckily, I knew where to find an image from inside an eye, which helps graphically.  Thegreatdr (talk) 00:36, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I am glad to report that this article nomination for good article status has been promoted. This is how the article, as of May 6, 2008, compares against the  six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Pass
2. Factually accurate?: Pass
3. Broad in coverage?: Pass
4. Neutral point of view?: Pass
5. Article stability? Pass
6. Images?: Pass
  If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to Good article reassessment. Thank you to all of the editors who worked hard to bring it to this status, and congratulations.— Southern Illinois SKYWARN (talk) 00:07, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

This article should mention and explain it. -Atmoz (talk) 04:08, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

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Tropical cyclone track forecasting involves predicting where a tropical cyclone is going to track over the next five days, every 6 to 12 hours. The history of tropical cyclone track forecasting has evolved from a single-station approach to a comprehensive approach which uses a variety of meteorological tools and methods to make predictions. The weather of a particular location can show signs of the approaching tropical cyclone, such as increasing swell, increasing cloudiness, falling barometric pressure, increasing tides, squalls and heavy rainfall. 2001:4450:497F:7600:441B:15EE:5829:86BF (talk) 13:04, 14 November 2022 (UTC)