# Hurricane & Tropical Storm Tracker — Active Storms & Outlooks (`plaindata/tropical-storm-tracker`) Actor

Track active hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic and Pacific: position, wind, pressure, movement, advisory and GIS track/cone links, plus each basin's Tropical Weather Outlook. Data: National Hurricane Center (public domain), not affiliated.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plaindata/tropical-storm-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [plaindata](https://apify.com/plaindata) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, AI, Travel
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## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 result returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Hurricane & Tropical Storm Tracker — Active Storms & Outlooks

Track **active hurricanes, tropical storms and depressions** in the **Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and Central Pacific** as clean rows: name, classification, maximum sustained wind (knots), central pressure, position, movement, advisory number and direct links to the advisory, discussion, wind probabilities and **GIS track / cone KMZ** files. Each basin's latest **Tropical Weather Outlook** text is added too, so every run returns data even when no storm is active. Built on the public feeds of the National Hurricane Center. Useful for logistics and shipping, insurance and energy risk monitoring, travel alerts, newsrooms, dashboards and AI agents.

### Input examples

```json
{ "basins": ["atlantic", "eastPacific", "centralPacific"] }
{ "basins": ["atlantic"], "includeOutlooks": false, "minWindKnots": 64 }
{ "basins": ["eastPacific"], "includeStorms": false }
```

### Output (one row per storm or outlook)

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| type | storm or outlook |
| basin | atlantic · eastPacific · centralPacific |
| stormId, name | e.g. al102026, Josephine (outlook rows: outlook title) |
| classification, classificationName | TD, TS, HU, STS, PTC … |
| windKnots, pressureMb | Maximum sustained wind (knots, as published) and minimum central pressure (mb) |
| latitude, longitude, movementDirDeg, movementSpeedMph | Position and motion |
| updatedAt, advisoryNumber | Time of the latest advisory (UTC) |
| publicAdvisoryUrl, forecastAdvisoryUrl, forecastDiscussionUrl, windProbabilitiesUrl, graphicsUrl | Official product pages |
| trackKmz, coneKmz, gisZip, watchesWarningsKmz | GIS files for maps |
| outlookText | Outlook rows: full outlook text (HTML tags removed, wording unchanged) |
| source | Data source statement |

### Data source & licence

National Hurricane Center (a National Weather Service center), www.nhc.noaa.gov — CurrentStorms.json and the basin RSS feeds. NWS disclaimer: "The information on National Weather Service (NWS) Web pages are in the public domain, unless specifically noted otherwise, and may be used without charge for any lawful purpose" — provided it is not claimed as your own, no endorsement or affiliation is implied, and modified content is not presented as official government material. Values and text are passed through unmodified.

### Notes

This is an unofficial copy for convenience — not for life-safety decisions. Always follow official advisories at www.nhc.noaa.gov and local authorities. At most four requests per run. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA, the National Weather Service or the National Hurricane Center.

# Actor input Schema

## `basins` (type: `array`):

Ocean basins to include: atlantic (incl. Gulf and Caribbean), eastPacific, centralPacific.

## `includeStorms` (type: `boolean`):

One row per active tropical cyclone, post-tropical or potential tropical cyclone.

## `includeOutlooks` (type: `boolean`):

One row per basin with the latest Tropical Weather Outlook text (issued every 6 hours, also when no storm is active).

## `minWindKnots` (type: `integer`):

Only storms with maximum sustained wind at or above this value. 0 = all; 34 = tropical storm strength; 64 = hurricane.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "basins": [
    "atlantic",
    "eastPacific",
    "centralPacific"
  ],
  "includeStorms": true,
  "includeOutlooks": true,
  "minWindKnots": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "basins": [
        "atlantic",
        "eastPacific",
        "centralPacific"
    ],
    "minWindKnots": 0
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("plaindata/tropical-storm-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "basins": [
        "atlantic",
        "eastPacific",
        "centralPacific",
    ],
    "minWindKnots": 0,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("plaindata/tropical-storm-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "basins": [
    "atlantic",
    "eastPacific",
    "centralPacific"
  ],
  "minWindKnots": 0
}' |
apify call plaindata/tropical-storm-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plaindata/tropical-storm-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Ao6xH2HwMzpb37kzI/builds/zrDjpx8j5rG4zdvNQ/openapi.json