NHC
Government & Politics abbreviation · US Federal Agency
| Stands for | National Hurricane Center |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
NHC stands for National Hurricane Center, a US federal agency abbreviation.
National Weather Service center in Miami that forecasts tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, issuing advisories, forecast cones and hurricane watches and warnings. It also serves as the World Meteorological Organization's regional center for those basins.
Example: The latest NHC advisory puts the storm's center about 200 miles southeast of Bermuda.
Usage notes
Its forecast "cone of uncertainty" shows the likely path of the storm's center, not the size of its impacts, a frequent misunderstanding. Full advisories are issued every six hours, with intermediate updates when coastal watches or warnings are in effect. Storm names come from rotating lists maintained by the WMO.
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