METHODS OF CALCULATING IMPACT TIME FOR STORMS

• US 20070221743A1
• Filed: 03/22/2007
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Universal Weather and Aviation Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Universal Weather and Aviation Incorporated
• Inventors: Chambers, Mark, Weinzapfel, Robert, Hebert, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/690,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20070221743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/14.100
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 15/00 Devices or methods for influencing weather conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/10 Devices for predicting weather conditions computers per se G06; display devices G09

Abstract

At least one method for indicating a weather condition includes indexing a storm based on two or more parameters. One of the parameters is a travel speed of the storm and a second parameter is a location of the storm. The method further includes providing a time before the storm impacts a recipient based on the travel speed of the storm and a track distance to the recipient location. The method further includes delivering the time before the storm impacts the location to the recipient.

Claims

1. A method of indicating a weather condition to a recipient, the method comprising:

indexing a storm based on two or more parameters, wherein one of the parameters is a travel speed of the storm and a second parameter is a location of the storm;

providing the minimum time before the storm impacts a recipient based on the travel speed of the storm and a track distance to the recipient location; and

delivering the minimum time before the storm impacts the location to the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the storm is a significant disturbance.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the storm is a cyclone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the travel speed is a maximum travel speed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the travel speed is an average travel speed.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining a third parameter to the first and second parameters, wherein the third parameter includes the wind speed at a radial distance from a center of the storm.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating a wind speed field for the storm.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating a wind speed field for the storm and providing the minimum time before one or more fields of the wind speed field impact the location.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising evacuating a location based on the deliverable to the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the recipient is one or more people associated with an offshore oil operation.

11. The method of claim 1, the recipient is one or more people associated with a commodity trading operation.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the track distance is a straight line distance.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the track distance is a storm track.

14. A method of indicating a weather condition, the method comprising:

receiving an action time for a particular location from a recipient, wherein the action time is the minimum time required to prepare for a storm at that location;

indexing the storm based on at least one parameter;

providing a track and impact area for the storm for a time based on the storm index; and

delivering a forecast based on the action time to the recipient.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein delivering the forecast further comprises informing the recipient that the storm has reached an action location, wherein the action location is the location of the storm wherein, a forecasted time to impact the particular location is the same as the action time.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the forecast comprises the amount of time before the action time is reached by the storm.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the storm is a significant disturbance.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the storm is a cyclone.