National Hurricane Center Making Improvements In 2025

National Hurricane Center lays out changes coming for 2025 season. See what to expect
The "cone of uncertainty" gets a couple of changes in 2025: with a new symbol and a narrower cone reflecting improving accuracy predictions.
Changes Ahead For The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season From The National Hurricane Center
Warnings on cone graphics: The cone of uncertainty graphics from the National Hurricane Center will continue to emphasize that threats extend well beyond their own cone by overlaying wind alerts on them. This has been a practice used on some of our graphics at weather.com for several years.
Why the National Hurricane Center's forecast cone may look a little different this year
The size of the tropical cyclone forecast error cone for 2025 will be about 3-5% smaller for systems in the Atlantic basin and 5-10% smaller for systems in the eastern Pacific.
When is hurricane season? List of 2025 Atlantic hurricane season names leads with Andrea
The 2024 season began with Alberto and Beryl, both of which made landfall in Texas. They were the only named storms to hit the state. Hurricane season begins June 1 and concludes on Nov. 30. The first tropical cyclone of the 1938 Atlantic hurricane season formed on Jan. 3, making it the earliest recorded tropical storm and hurricane in history.
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season could be near-normal, says early CSU prediction
His prediction somewhat falls in line with what meteorological consulting firm WeatherBell predicted in early February. Both predictions call for a near-normal hurricane season, but WeatherBell forecasts 15-19 named storms, with 7-9 of them becoming hurricanes.
National Hurricane Center drops ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for ‘Gulf of America’
The switch comes after President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for the renaming, although other countries are not adjusting their geographical labels.
National Hurricane Center announces storm names, procedural changes ahead of 2025 season
As we prepare for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, it’s important to stay informed about updates that could impact forecasting and storm communication. Tropical storms can bring dangerous wind, flooding,
2025 hurricane season: See this year’s list of names
We are still weeks away from the official start of hurricane season, but the names that will be used in 2025 have already been determined. A storm is named after sustained winds hit 39 mph. It turns into a hurricane after winds reach 74 mph,
The National Hurricane Center Making Improvements In 2025
This year the National Hurricane Center is making improvements to their tropical cyclone forecasts. With improvements in computer modeling, forecasts are becoming better and better each year. Check out the changes.
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