This option allows the user to select the database which all current and manually downloaded data will be loaded into. It is recommended that this match the current year.

 

Selecting this option will force the system to use the long names assigned by the JTWC rather than the number/letter identifies.. i.e.  Monica rather than 23P.  This only applies to the Global Versions of the Hurrtrak Software. If you want consistency between tropical depression stage and named storm stage, do not check this option.

 

 

This option turns on the HURRTRAK ONLINE features of the system.  If you do not have an active subscription to HURRTRAK ONLINE, it is best to uncheck this option.

This is where you enter your HURRTRAK ONLINE userid and password assigned by PC Weather Products.

These fields contain the primary and secondary Internet location where the Hurrtrak Online data is stored.  This information will rarely change.

This contains the primary and secondary Internet server directory. This is supplied to you by PC Weather Products and will rarely change. If you are having connection problems, you may try temporarily swapping them.

This represents the maximum amount of time the system will wait for an online task to complete. Set this field value to 999 to bypass program verification that you are connected to the internet. This may be necessary if you connected to the internet via a proxy server, and are having connection problems after properly setting up the proxy server parameters..... otherwise leave this field set to 60 seconds.