# Tracking Frances **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 2, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-frances/262691 "2004-09-02T01:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-frances/262691/1 "2004-09-02T01:27:58Z")
Hey guys. I have a chat friend who lives in Florida and would like for me to find her maps and charts in order that she can track the hurricane. I know there are tons of sites on the Net (the most up to date probably being NOAA), but can you recommend the best ones, among the others? Thank you, on behalf of Aly. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-frances/262691/2 "2004-09-02T02:22:44Z")
I’ve never actually used it to formally track a hurricane, but my favorite weather site has always been [www.wunderground.com](http://www.wunderground.com) Here’s their current tracking map for Frances: [http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200406.html](http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200406.html) ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-frances/262691/3 "2004-09-02T03:01:41Z")
maps and graphics [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics\_astorm6+shtml/020243.shtml](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_astorm6+shtml/020243.shtml)? i enjoy the discussions. some of the forecasters have quite a knack for writing. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT1+shtml/020225.shtml](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT1+shtml/020225.shtml)? ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-frances/262691/4 "2004-09-02T03:33:28Z")
Satellite images: [http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsh.html](http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsh.html) [http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html](http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html) [http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/watl-ir4-loop.html](http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/watl-ir4-loop.html) ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-frances/262691/5 "2004-09-02T05:14:01Z")
No one’s mentioned it yet, but the _other_ France can be found pretty reliably to the south of Germany, east of England, and north of Spain. AFAIK, it’s never moved, so there’s not much point in tracking it. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2004, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracking-frances/262691/6 "2004-09-02T12:10:11Z")
I will forward those URLs to my friend. Doesn’t exactly look good for her for the time being… If some of you are aware of other good sites, please add. And, again, thank you. **Squink** : :wally 😃