Official Sources
The official agencies and supplemental tools behind BajaStorms. Always verify forecasts, watches, and warnings through these official government sources and local authorities.
Official weather & emergency agencies
- NOAA / National Hurricane Center (NHC)Primary source for Eastern Pacific tropical cyclone advisories, cones, and warnings.
- NHC RSS FeedsText product and storm-wallet RSS feeds for active systems.
- NHC GIS DataActive tropical cyclone tracks, cones, and watches/warnings in GIS formats.
- NHC Active KML/KMZForecast track, cone of uncertainty, and wind probability layers.
- SMN / CONAGUA - Avisos de ciclón tropical (Pacífico)Official Mexican tropical cyclone advisories for the Pacific.
- CICESE-UALPCICESE-UALP oceanography - sea-surface temperature and ocean observations for Mexican seas in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
- Protección Civil (BCS)State civil protection - official local instructions and alerts.
Satellite, radar & map tools
Satellite
Waves & swell
Forecast models
Data & technology contributors
Open data and open-source tools that help power the maps, forecasts, and weather features on this site.
- MapLibre GL JS ↗
Open-source library that renders the interactive maps.
- OpenStreetMap ↗
Open map data behind the base maps. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- CARTO ↗
Keyless base-map tiles that follow the site theme.
- Open-Meteo ↗
Free, open weather API for the daily city forecasts.
- MET Norway ↗
Norwegian Meteorological Institute weather data, used as a forecast fallback.
A quick note: BajaStorms is an independent information service, not an official weather or emergency agency. For official guidance during a storm, follow Protección Civil, SMN/CONAGUA, the NHC, and your local authorities.