Hurricane center

National Hurricane Center: Being the division of National Weather Service's Tropical Prediction Center, the U.S. National Hurricane Center is responsible for tracking and predicting the likely behavior of tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes. It keeps giving the appropriate watches and warnings through News Media and NOAA Weather Radio. Even though it is an agency of the United States, the National Hurricane Center has been designated as the Regional Specialized Meteorology Center for the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific by the World Meteorological Organization. It acts as the central clearinghouse for all tropical cyclone forecasts and observations occurring in these areas, regardless of their effect on the US.

Miami Hurricane Center: The National Hurricane Center was established for the Weather Bureau which is now referred as the National Weather Service in order to have a hurricane warning network. With the development of communications and forecasting technologies, the Miami Weather Bureau office held the responsibility for issuing the hurricane warnings. In 1967, the Miami office was designated as the National Hurricane Center with the designated responsibility for Atlantic tropical cyclones. The NHC was separated from the Miami Weather Service Forecast Office, which was given the responsibility of handling standard weather forecasting and observation for southeastern Florida in 1984. Later in 1988, the NHC was also given the responsibility for eastern Pacific tropical cyclones as the former Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center in San Francisco was decommissioned. The Weather Research Center at Houston co-ordinates the activities of the NHC. The NHC was shifted to new hurricane resistant facility on the campus of Florida International University in 1995.

Weather by Hurricane Center: The National Hurricane Center is equipped with highly technical and advanced innovative equipment to handle the accuracy of forecasts. The NHC issues official forecasts of the cyclone’s center position and maximum 1-min surface wind speed for the tropical cyclones of the Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins. Its forecasts are scheduled for every 6 hours. Its weather predictions can be found even in the Tropical Cyclone Forecast/Advisory and the Tropical Cyclone Discussion. Normally, at the end of each season, the official forecasts are evaluated with the cyclone’s database.

Canada Hurricane Center: With three to four hurricanes hitting Canada and its territorial waters every year, the Canadians are very much dependent on the forecasts, advisories and warnings. So, the Environment Canada decided to establish its own Hurricane Centre in metropolitan Halifax / Dartmouth which is the most populated area in Atlantic Canada. The National Hurricane Centres at Miami and Dartmouth interact with each other in regard to hurricane threats to Canada. Even the experienced meteorologists of the Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre will also co-ordinate with the NHC. The Canadian Hurricane Center is equipped with all the expertise in mid-latitude weather forecasting along with the unique skills for predicting the Canadian style tropical cyclones. The Center also has the technological expertise with the state-of-the-art operation and functioning. The Regional Director of the Meteorological Service of Canada - Atlantic Region is a member of the World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee. The Canadian Hurricane Center also contributes to many international publications, conferences, seminars and workshops on the tropical cyclones.