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Usage

Hurricane Hector
Current storm status Category 4 hurricane (1-min mean)
Satellite image Forecast map
As of:	11:00 a.m. HST (21:00 UTC) August 6
Location:	15.2°N 143.1°W / 15.2; -143.1 (Hurricane Hector) ± 5 nm About 850 mi (1,365 km) ESE of Hilo, Hawaii About 1,055 mi (1,700 km) ESE of Honolulu, Hawaii
Sustained winds:	135 kt (155 mph; 250 km/h) (1-min mean) gusting to 165 kt (190 mph; 305 km/h)
Pressure:	936 mbar (hPa; 27.64 inHg)
Movement:	W at 14 kt (16 mph; 26 km/h)
See more detailed information.

{{Infobox tropical cyclone current
|name=Hurricane Hector
|category=cat4
|type=hurricane
|time=11:00 a.m. [[Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone|HST]] (21:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) August 6
|image=Hector 2018-08-06 1950Z.jpg
|track=10E 2018 5day.png
|lat=15.2
|lon=-143.1
|within_units=5 [[nautical mile|nm]]
|distance_from=About 850 mi (1,365 km) ESE of [[Hilo, Hawaii]]<br>About 1,055 mi (1,700 km) ESE of [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
|1sustained=135 kt (155 mph; 250 km/h)
|gusts=165 kt (190 mph; 305 km/h)
|pressure=936 [[Bar (unit)|mbar]] ([[Pascal (unit)|hPa]]; 27.64 [[Inches of Mercury|inHg]])
|movement=[[Points of the compass|W]] at 14 kt (16 mph; 26 km/h)
}}

Parameters

name	Name of the storm, displayed on the top of the infobox
category	Controls the background color of the infobox intensity fields. Use in combination with type to control the text displayed inside the intensity fields (see {{Hurricane status small}}). The table below shows some of the values the template can obtain: Category Type post-tropical post-tropical cyclone potential potential tropical cyclone depression tropical depression subtropical depression storm tropical storm subtropical storm cat1 hurricane typhoon (1-4) super typhoon (4-5) tropical cyclone cat2 cat3 cat4 cat5
image	Image displayed on the left side of the infobox. Usually a satellite view of the storm. File:Temporary cyclone north.svg is used as a placeholder if this parameter is empty.
image_width	Width of the file included via image. 130px by default.
image_caption	Caption of the file included via image. "Satellite image" by default.
track	Image displayed on the left side of the infobox. Usually a forecast map of the storm. File:Temporary cyclone north.svg is used as a placeholder if this parameter is empty.
track_topcaption	Used to include text above the file included via track. Not currently used.
track_width	Width of the file included via track. 170px by default.
track_caption	Caption of the file included via track. "Forecast map" by default.
AUScategory	Used to input the Australian intensity classification into the "current storm information" row.
JMAtype	Used to input the RSMC Tokyo intensity classification type into the "current storm information" row.
JMAcategory	Used to input the RSMC Tokyo intensity classification into the "current storm information" row.
IMDtype	Used to input the RSMC New Delhi intensity classification type into the "current storm information" row.
IMDcategory	Used to input the RSMC New Delhi intensity classification into the "current storm information" row.
MFRtype	Used to input the RSMC La Réunion intensity classification type into the "current storm information" row.
MFRcategory	Used to input the RSMC La Réunion intensity classification into the "current storm information" row.
time	Advisory time
location	Deprecated: Showed the position of the storm center and uncertainty; replaced with lat, lon, distance_from, and within_units instead.
lat	The latitude of the storm as displayed in the location field. This parameter is used to create a coordinate using {{Coord}}. Example: 20.6 converts to 20.6°N, -20.6 converts to 20.6°S.
lon	The longitude of the storm as displayed in the location field. This parameter is used to create a coordinate using {{Coord}}. Example: -41.7 converts to 41.7°W, 41.7 converts to 41.7°E
within_units	The accuracy of the units displayed in the location field. Example: 20 nm converts to ± 20 nm.
distance_from	The distance the storm is from a certain city or island(s). Example: About 1205 mi (1935 km) WNW of the Cape Verde Islands.
10sustained	10-minute sustained winds
10average	10-minute average winds
3sustained	3-minute sustained winds
1sustained	1-minute sustained winds
gusts	Measured gusts
gusts-position	The position of the "gusts" line on the infobox. The gusts will appear after the line of a given winds value. Setting this to 10sustained will make the gusts appear after 10-minute sustained winds, 10average will make the gusts appear after 10-minute average winds, and 3sustained will make the gusts appear after 3-minute sustained winds. Not using this parameter will fall back to the default placement of the gusts line: after 1-minute sustained winds.
pressure	Central barometric pressure of storm
movement	Direction and speed of storm
stormarticle	Storm article containing the Current storm information section for the system. Do not include the #Current_storm_information anchor in the link; it is already added by the template. If absent, template assumes that the section is in the current article.
sectnum	Used to disambiguate storms when there are multiple active storms being tracked in the same season article. For the second currently active storm, from top to bottom, set sectnum=2; for the third, sectnum=3, and so on. If absent, the template assumes there is only one #Current_storm_information anchor in the article.
ref	Used to replace the link to the Current storm information section with an external link to an official warning center (by convention the basin's Regional Specialized Meteorological Center).

Latitude and longitude used to be supplied with the letter indicating the direction of the coordinate (N, W, E, or S). This is no longer recommended. Signed values (positive for North and East, negative for West and South) should now be used instead. Compatibility will eventually be removed. See the talk page for details.

See also

• Template:Infobox tropical cyclone
• Template:HurricaneWarningsTable (another template useful for current storm articles)