To summarize, quickly aligning TCs have stronger and more compact low-level circulations, stronger lower tropospheric ascent near the low-level center, and tend to have a tilt configuration oriented more left-of-shear than persistently tilted TCs.

Good idea. There should at least be a KML link in the global archive now. Still need to test it properly but hopefully this helps.

Quick screenshot from my phone. Feel free to explore more here: michaelfischerwx.github.io/TC-ATLAS/glo...

Haha I did change over last weekend, but we shall find out :)

I wanted to create a helpful tool, especially for the research community, to better understand tropical cyclones. This is essentially a collection of multi-platform observations used to examine TC convective and vortex structure. Shout out to Claude for the help making this possible.

To highlight some of the capabilities, users can draw custom vertical cross-sections, compute shear-relative quadrant means, explore 3D isosurfaces, overlay IR and microwave obs on tail Doppler radar analyses, and even compute custom composites.

Ground-based radar imagery from Jamaica shows the core has continued to become better defined over the last six hours. A potentially catastrophic situation unfolding for Jamaica. #Melissa

Ugh, I just realized a typo in my original post. This should read 45 kt intensification in the previous 12 h and 55 kt in the previous 18 h. Nevertheless, extreme RI is still ongoing.