SIFT Live

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Overview

The Storm Intersection Forecast Tool (SIFT) is a tool that is used in the CYGNSS mission to predict when the satellites measure surface wind speeds in cyclones.

Live tracking - Animations

The two animations below show predictions by SIFT for the current day (top: entire globe; bottom: zoom on the US East coast). For more information on SIFT, see the SIFT section.

Animation 1: SIFT predictions of hurricane tracking by CYGNSS for the current day - entire globe.
Animation 2: SIFT predictions of hurricane tracking by CYGNSS for the current day - zoom on USA East coast.