The new operational forecast cone was first launched in 2024 and used experimentally during the 2024 and 2025 hurricane seasons. It also uses a single shading for the entire five-day outlook cone and ...

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced new forecast graphics and services for the 2026 hurricane season, the agency said Monday. The new features include the addition of inland watches and ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A newly-designed forecast cone by the National Hurricane Center aims to offer Polk County and other inland residents and emergency management officials a clearer picture of ...

The National Hurricane Center has issued it's final performance report for its own forecasts in the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season and the computer models that it uses to forecast tropical storms and ...

(KTEN) — Starting this year, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) will roll out a new way to communicate life saving hurricane forecasts and information. According to the NHC, The new cone of ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly improving hurricane forecasts. Here's what it means for Texas, from track accuracy to ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. North Carolina has spent 12 days inside the National Hurricane Center cone in 2025. Carolinas led all states; Arizona and New Mexico ...

Several changes are coming from the National Hurricane Center for the 2026 season. Positive feedback means the addition of inland tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings will become a ...

The proposed changes focus on improving how a storm’s track forecast is communicated and how the public interprets forecast confidence. The NHC’s forecast cone — likely its most recognized graphic — ...