#DYK: Warm sea surface temperatures are a contributing factor in the formation of tropical storms and hurricanes? As National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s #GOESEast 🛰️, #GOESU will alert forecasters to storms forming in the Atlantic hurricane basin, tracking and monitoring them in near real-time. Get #ReadyToGOES: https://nesdis.noaa.gov/news-events/goes-u-launch/goes-u-benefits-capabilities | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

When a tropical cyclone is forecast to impact coastal communities within the next 48 hours, the Bureau of Meteorology issues a tropical cyclone forecast track map. The track map shows important information about the cyclone's forecast movements, intensity, and its potential areas of impact, to help you prepare. Watch the video below to learn more. For the latest tropical cyclone warnings and the Tropical cyclone 7 day forecast go to http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/ | Bureau of Meteorology