What is National Hurricane Center?
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox government agency |agency_name = National Hurricane Center |picture = National Hurricane Center.jpg |picture_width = 250 |picture_caption = Front view of the National Hurricane Center |formed = {{start date and age|1965}} |preceding1= |jurisdiction=[[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] |headquarters=[[University Park, Florida|University Park]], [[Miami, Florida]], [[United States|U.S.]] | coordinates = {{coord|25|45|14.69|N|80|23|0.32|W|region:US-FL|display=inline,title}} |region_code= |employees= |budget= |parent_agency=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] |chief1_name= [[Kenneth Graham (meteorologist)|Kenneth Graham]] |chief1_position=Director |website={{url|http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/|}} }} The [[United States|U.S.]] '''National Hurricane Center''' ('''NHC''') is a department of the [[National Weather Service]], and a component of the [[National Centers For Environmental Protection]]. It is responsible for tracking and forecasting the likely behavior of [[tropical cyclone|tropical]] and [[subtropical cyclone]]s, potential tropical cyclones, and disturbances. The NHC headquarters is in [[Miami]], Florida. When [[tropical storm]] or hurricane conditions are predicted within 48 hours on land, the center issues the proper watches through the news media and [[NOAA Weather Radio]]. When those conditions are expected within 36 hours, a warning will be issued. Although it is an organization of the United States, the [[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO) has designated the NHC as [[Regional Specialised Meteorological Center]] for the North [[Atlantic]] and eastern and central [[Pacific Ocean]]. In other words, the NHC is the central source of information for all tropical cyclone forecasts and observations happening in these areas, whatever their effect on the US.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutintro.shtml | title=About the National Hurricane Center }}</ref> The NHC does not come