# NOAA API: List active storms > Lists active tropical cyclones in the selected basin, strongest first, with current conditions, advisory and forecast cone. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/nhc.noaa.gov/list-active-storms - Method: `nhc.noaa.gov/list_active_storms`, version 1 - Website: nhc.noaa.gov - Returns: name, type, category, basin, location, coordinates, winds, movement, pressure, advisory and cone URLs - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `basin` | string | no | | Select a hurricane basin, for example eastern_pacific. Default: all. One of "all", "atlantic", "eastern_pacific", "central_pacific". Default "all". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json {} ``` Its output: ```json { "storms": [ { "name": "Vance", "type": "hurricane", "basin": "eastern Pacific", "latitude": 10.9, "location": "440 mi Ssw of Acapulco Mexico", "storm_id": "ep222026", "longitude": -102.1, "advisory_url": "https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATCPEP2.shtml", "forecast_cone_url": "https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_ep2.shtml", "hurricane_category": 1, "movement_direction": "NNW", "movement_speed_mph": 6, "minimum_pressure_mb": 982, "latest_advisory_time": "2026-10-23T09:00:00+00:00", "maximum_sustained_winds_kmh": 140, "maximum_sustained_winds_mph": 85 } ], "summary": "1 active storm." } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"nhc.noaa.gov/list_active_storms","input":{}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Which tropical storms are currently active in the Atlantic basin, ranked from strongest to weakest? - Show me the active hurricanes in the eastern Pacific right now, including their wind speeds and movement. - Are there any active cyclones in the central Pacific at the moment? I need their locations and pressure readings. - On noaa.gov, list every active tropical system across all basins with its category and forecast cone link. - What storms are churning anywhere in the world's hurricane basins today, and where are they heading? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "basin": { "enum": [ "all", "atlantic", "eastern_pacific", "central_pacific" ], "type": "string", "default": "all", "description": "Select a hurricane basin, for example eastern_pacific. Default: all." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "summary", "storms" ], "properties": { "storms": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "type", "hurricane_category", "basin", "location", "latitude", "longitude", "maximum_sustained_winds_mph", "maximum_sustained_winds_kmh", "movement_direction", "movement_speed_mph", "minimum_pressure_mb", "latest_advisory_time", "advisory_url", "forecast_cone_url", "storm_id" ], "properties": { "name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Storm name." }, "type": { "type": "string", "description": "Cyclone type in words." }, "basin": { "type": "string", "description": "Atlantic, eastern Pacific, or central Pacific." }, "latitude": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees." }, "location": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Location relative to a landmark in the advisory." }, "storm_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "NHC storm identifier.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "longitude": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees." }, "advisory_url": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Page for the current public advisory." }, "forecast_cone_url": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Page with the current forecast cone." }, "hurricane_category": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Saffir-Simpson category from 1 to 5, or null for non-hurricanes." }, "movement_direction": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Direction of storm motion." }, "movement_speed_mph": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Movement speed in miles per hour." }, "minimum_pressure_mb": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Minimum central pressure in millibars." }, "latest_advisory_time": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Latest advisory issue time in ISO 8601 with UTC offset." }, "maximum_sustained_winds_kmh": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Maximum sustained winds in kilometers per hour." }, "maximum_sustained_winds_mph": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Maximum sustained winds in miles per hour." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Active storms, strongest first." }, "summary": { "type": "string", "description": "Plain-language count of active storms." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [NOAA API: List space weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/swpc.noaa.gov/list-space-weather-alerts.md): Lists NOAA space weather alerts, warnings, watches and summaries issued in the last 1 to 7 days, newest first, with validity times and NOAA scale levels when the message gives them. - [NOAA API: Get water level](https://fous.com/methods/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get-water-level.md): Gets the latest NOAA coastal water level, the matching tide prediction, the direction of change, and water temperature for the station nearest a US coastal place (within 50 miles). - [NOAA API: Get tide times](https://fous.com/methods/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get-tide-times.md): Finds the nearest NOAA tide prediction station to a US coastal place (within 30 miles) and returns its high and low tide times in local time with predicted heights above MLLW. - [NOAA API: Get aurora forecast](https://fous.com/methods/swpc.noaa.gov/get-aurora-forecast.md): Gets the 30-minute chance of aurora overhead near a place, current geomagnetic activity, and the three-day Kp outlook. 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