What advantage does this gives over the graphics given by NOAA/NWS/NHC: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?5-daynl?large#con... ? The information provided is a proper subset of that given by NHC (obviously, since NHC is almost certainly the source), it doesn't seem to be as recent, and the presentation is somewhat unbalanced - why give a high-resolution map if the margin of error covers maryland, delaware, and half of virginia?
It offers additional data you can't get elsewhere, lets you backtrack in time, lets you see buoy data in relation to the current storm path, and all in something that allows you to zoom. In the future, it will allow for storm updates via FB message, tweet, SMS, etc. and allow for alerts when a storm's forecast margin of error enters your zip code.
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What advantage does this gives over the graphics given by NOAA/NWS/NHC: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?5-daynl?large#con... ? The information provided is a proper subset of that given by NHC (obviously, since NHC is almost certainly the source), it doesn't seem to be as recent, and the presentation is somewhat unbalanced - why give a high-resolution map if the margin of error covers maryland, delaware, and half of virginia?
It offers additional data you can't get elsewhere, lets you backtrack in time, lets you see buoy data in relation to the current storm path, and all in something that allows you to zoom. In the future, it will allow for storm updates via FB message, tweet, SMS, etc. and allow for alerts when a storm's forecast margin of error enters your zip code.