RealtimeStorm.get_ships_realtime

RealtimeStorm.get_ships_realtime()[source]

Retrieves a Ships object containing the latest SHIPS data.

Returns

tropycal.ships.Ships – Instance of a Ships object containing the latest SHIPS data.

Notes

  1. While the SHIPS data source used for Storm.get_ships() updates on a frequent basis, it may lag slightly behind the latest available data on the NHC ATCF server, especially for newly formed storms. This function helps to mitigate this slight delay.

  2. On rare occasions, SHIPS data files from UCAR have empty data associated with them. In these cases, a value of None is returned.