Friday, August 26, 2011

Amazon App store: Hurricane Hound Free, Android App (track hurricane paths)

Amazon has "Hurricane Hound Free" as a free Android app.

Link [amazon.com]

Product Features
  • Receive hurricane tracking on a scrollable map
  • Provides hurricane category, 36-hour forecast, location, distance from current location, max winds, gusts, and time
  • Covers Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins
  • Access National Weather Service forecasts, tropical outlooks, public advisories, and satellite imagery
  • Watch specific areas for possible developments
Product Description
Hurricane Hound provides you with hurricane tracking on a scrollable map. View the tracks and forecasts of active hurricanes and tropical storms. View a specific hurricane and get its category, 36-hour forecast, location, exact distance from your current location, max winds, gusts, and time.

Hurricane Hound covers the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Basins, and provides access to National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts, including tropical outlooks and discussions, public advisories, and satellite imagery. This hound also sniffs out areas the NWS is watching for possible development and highlights them for you, ensuring that you're aware of any potential dangers. Select your preferred options by selecting the ocean basins for which you're concerned, and choose between three graphical themes. You also have the option to select your preferred wind speed units.

Hurricane Hound Free is an ad-supported application. The ad-free full version also includes radar or weather satellite overlays.

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