The National Hurricane Center is lengthening its prediction times for tropical weather formations from five days to seven days for the upcoming hurricane season, giving Floridians a bit more time to consider storm threats.
The season officially starts June 1 and runs through Oct. 30.
The NHC graphic comes in a map form, and predicts the chances of a tropical disturbance growing into a tropical cyclone over a two-day and seven-day period. Previously, the predictions were for two-day and five-day periods.
