Hurricane Intelligence Florida
Hurricane Intelligence Florida: Florida impacts and ENSO, 1851 to present. A JnGmedia property.

NHC observation + 175 years of Florida hurricane history

Current Events

HintFL.com looks at Atlantic hurricanes through a Florida-centric lens, based on historical record.

We do not forecast — for active forecasts, watches, and warnings, use the official NOAA/NHC links on this page.

The Atlantic basin had no active tropical cyclones at the last NHC observation (2026-08-16T19:38:28Z UTC).

Storms Seen This Season

Not every storm here becomes a Florida historical record -- many Atlantic systems never affect Florida at all. This is simply everything NHC has tracked this season, for reference, separate from the History Explorer.

Sea Surface Temperature

A daily snapshot from NOAA/NESDIS's Geo-Polar Blended SST analysis — both views below are pulled from the same archived dataset for the same date, so they always agree. This is a discrete once-daily observation, not a live feed.

As of 2026-08-16

Florida & the Gulf
Sea surface temperature, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the immediate Atlantic
76.6°F 88.5°F

Source: NOAA/NESDIS CoastWatch, Geo-Polar Blended SST ↗

Ocean Heat Content

Sea surface temperature shows how warm the water feels at the top. This shows something different: how much heat is actually stored beneath the surface, down to the depth where the water cools below 26°C. Two spots can look the same on a surface map and be very different underneath — a shallow warm layer gets churned up and cooled by a storm's own wind, while a deep one keeps feeding it. Areas that fade to nothing here simply are not warm enough at the surface to have a meaningful layer underneath at all.

Each value is a rolling 14-day composite, not a single day's reading — the satellites this depends on need about two weeks to fully resurvey the area. The window shifts forward daily, but never treat this the way you would a same-day snapshot.

14-day composite through 2026-08-16

Ocean heat content, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the immediate Atlantic
0 kJ/cm² 150 kJ/cm²

Source: NOAA/NESDIS CoastWatch, Ocean Heat Content Product Suite ↗

The 2026 Season So Far

The current ENSO phase is Neutral (latest ONI reading: AMJ 2026 at +0.98). No 2026 storm has produced hurricane-force wind in Florida (the dataset updates with NOAA's post-season reanalysis, so the current season appears here after rebuilds).

Explore the Record

Learning

Hurricane BasicsThe heat engine, the four ingredients, and when storms actually form. Tracks & SteeringWhy storms move where they do, Fujiwhara, and what happens at landfall. Hazards & ForecastsCategory isn't the whole story -- surge, the cone, and how we know. Enso LaboratoryEl Nino vs La Nina vs Neutral, with honest denominators. Pressure LensWind vs pressure, four eras, and where storms diverge from the fit. Intensity LensRapid intensification and category shifts on the way to Florida.

Hurricane Lab

Analog FinderDescribe a hypothetical storm, find its historical relatives. Zone LabInbound intensification, zone by zone, across four detection eras. Track MapComposite historical hurricane tracks across Florida. Wind Field LabReal wind-field asymmetry, 2004-present, Charley vs Frances.

Historical Data

Timeline175 seasons of Florida impacts, phase by phase. History ExplorerEvery storm since 1851: tracks, intensity, provenance. Season MapNHC's own official season graphic, year by year.

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