NHC begins issuing Atlantic Tropical Weather outlooks for 2024

We know it’s only mid-May but the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) today resumed its regular 6-hourly issuance of the Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook for 2024.  

According to the NHC, today, May 15, marks the first day of routine issuance of the Atlantic basin Tropical Weather Outlook in 2024.

This product describes significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.  

The Tropical Weather Outlook is issued from May 15 through November 30 each year.  

The issuance times of this product are 2 AM, 8 AM, 2 PM, and 8 PM EDT.  

After the change to standard time in November, the issuance times are 1 AM, 7 AM, 1 PM, and 7 PM EST.  

A Special Tropical Weather Outlook will be issued to provide updates, as necessary, in between the regularly scheduled issuances of the Tropical Weather Outlook.

Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued under the same WMO and AWIPS headers as the regular Tropical Weather Outlooks. 

The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 to November 30.  

Here’s the list of names provided for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season:     

Alberto   
Beryl   
Chris   
Debby   
Ernesto   
Francine   
Gordon   
Helene   
Isaac   
Joyce   
Kirk   
Leslie   
Milton   
Nadine   
Oscar   
Patty   
Rafael   
Sara   
Tony   
Valerie   
William