Late Season Atlantic Storms Lisa and Martin
Hurricane Martin, now in the north Atlantic, continues to move northeast and is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone in the next few hours. It was named a Hurricane on Wednesday, 2022-11-02 around 15UTC. Its maximum sustained winds are 85 mph (140 km/h). By the weekend, Martin’s swells will be affecting parts of Canada, the Azores, and coastal regions of western Europe. Hurricane Martin’s forecast cone is provided by the National Hurricane Center.
Meanwhile in the Gulf and Caribbean, Lisa has left much of Belize’s population to deal with its damages. Lisa upgraded to hurricane status on 2022-11-02 around 12UTC, and downgraded to tropical storm about fifteen hours later, after making landfall in Belize. As of 11-3-2022 at 15UTC, Lisa has weakened to a depression.
Animations that span several days can be easily made using RealEarth, a free tool for visualizing satellite data products. It is great for things like tracking multiple hurricanes across the Atlantic. Animation and map settings are customizable, and you can even view multiple spectral bands from satellites like GOES-16 (i.e. GOES-East).