get_two_archive

tropycal.utils.get_two_archive(time)

Retrieve an archived NHC Tropical Weather Outlook (TWO). If none available within 30 hours of the specified time, an empty dict is returned.

Parameters

time (datetime) – Valid time for archived shapefile.

Returns

dict – A dictionary of shapefiles for points, areas and lines.

Notes

The shapefiles returned are modified versions of Cartopy’s BasicReader, allowing to read in shapefiles directly from URL without having to download the shapefile locally first.

TWO shapefiles are available courtesy of the National Hurricane Center beginning 28 July 2010.