Hurricane/Cyclone Tracking in Route Planner – Essential for Mariners
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Dear Windy Team & Community,
As a Merchant Vessel Captain, I rely on Windy daily for weather routing and storm avoidance. The app’s visualization tools are outstanding, but one feature could make it even more powerful for maritime users: integrating hurricane/cyclone tracking directly into the route planning interface.
Why this matters:
Currently, we cross-check storm forecasts (NOAA/JTWC) separately, then manually adjust routes—a time-consuming process.
Overlaying projected hurricane paths, cones of uncertainty, and intensity data onto the route planner would allow proactive decision-making, improving safety and efficiency.
This is critical for long ocean passages where even small course changes have major fuel and timeline implications.
Suggested Implementation:
A toggle in the route planner to display active tropical systems (with forecast tracks).
Option to show confidence cones and predicted wind/sea conditions along the storm’s path.
Compatibility with standard maritime data sources (e.g., NHC, JTWC).
Many mariners (commercial and recreational) use Windy—this would elevate it from a weather tool to a full voyage-planning solution. I’d love to hear if this is feasible or if others in the community share this need.
Fair winds.
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@cptcharis
Hi Capt’n
I’m not sailing in areas where tropical cyclones occur, but I find the idea very interesting.
You mention the JTWC track forecast but it has not been implemented despite this topic
https://community.windy.com/topic/25733/jtwc-for-hurricane-typhoon-cyclone-h-t-c-tracking?_=1753275849406 -
@idefix37
Thank you so much. Nice that you found my idea interesting.
Hope community will help this issue.
