Independent guide. Follow local emergency alerts and evacuation orders.
Current NHC basin summaries and official links. For decisions, use your local forecast, alerts, and evacuation instructions.
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Official basin updates (opens a new tab)Central Pacific
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Official basin updates (opens a new tab)Centers: National Hurricane Center / Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Forecast layers: NHC GIS (opens a new tab). Basemap: © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens a new tab). For local decisions, check your NWS forecast and alerts (opens a new tab) and follow evacuation instructions. This map does not determine safety at an individual address.
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NHC reports 1 Eastern Pacific system summary. This may include final advisories. Check each advisory for status, location, and local impacts.
...VANCE HOLDING STEADY OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 2:00 PM MST Tue Oct 27 the center of Vance was located near 17.2, -108.3 with movement NW at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.
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NHC Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
Official Atlantic basin storm updates and discussions from the National Hurricane Center.
NHC Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclones
Official Pacific storm advisories and outlooks. Check local NWS alerts for West Coast impacts.
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Official Central Pacific forecasts for Hawaii and nearby waters.
NHC Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
Current development outlook maps and probabilities for tropical activity.
NHC Atlantic GIS Feed
Machine-readable storm track and advisory GIS data for map integrations.
NWS Active Alerts
Nationwide active weather alerts and warning products from weather.gov.
Use the tracker with your county hubs, supplies list, and checklist so current conditions turn into concrete next steps.
000 ABPZ20 KNHC 271724 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Vance, located a couple hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Adams
Read the NHC outlook (opens a new tab)000 ACPN50 PHFO 271724 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM HST Tue Oct 27 2026 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Vance, located a couple hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Adams NNNN
Read the Central Pacific outlook (opens a new tab)000 ABNT20 KNHC 271712 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Reinhart
NHC item (opens a new tab)000 ABPZ20 KNHC 271724 TWOEP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 1100 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026 For the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Vance, located a couple hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Adams
NHC item (opens a new tab)000 ACPN50 PHFO 271724 TWOCP Tropical Weather Outlook NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM HST Tue Oct 27 2026 For the central North Pacific...between 140W and 180W: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Vance, located a couple hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days. $$ Forecaster Adams NNNN
NHC item (opens a new tab)These examples may be unrelated to your location. Use the local alert tool above or check your local NWS forecast (opens a new tab). 6 active NWS alert(s) shown from the National Weather Service API.
Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM
Severity: Severe | Urgency: Immediate
Chaves County Plains; Eastern Lincoln County
Severity: Moderate | Urgency: Expected
Northwestern Interior Mendocino; Northeastern Interior Mendocino; Northern Lake
Severity: Severe | Urgency: Expected
Big Island Summit
Severity: Severe | Urgency: Expected
Fairbanks Metro Area
Severity: Moderate | Urgency: Expected
South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley
Severity: Severe | Urgency: Expected
Open FEMA's current National Flood Hazard Layer Viewer and use its built-in address search and legend. Check current forecasts and local evacuation instructions separately.
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Use the viewer's own legend and confirm map coverage, effective date, and property location. FEMA flood zone reference
Hurricane category describes sustained wind. It cannot tell you the rainfall, storm surge, flood depth, or outage duration at your address. Tropical storms and remnants can also bring dangerous flooding far inland.
NHC hurricane hazard guidanceCheck your official evacuation zone and routes, shelter options, medications, water, and ways to receive alerts. If officials order evacuation, follow their instructions. Supplies and backup power do not make an unsafe location safe.
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Switch the whole household into the right mode for the moment so everyone knows what matters most.
No immediate threat. Build supplies, test communication plans, and close obvious household gaps before demand spikes.
A storm could affect your area. Shift to time-sensitive actions: fuel, charging, food prep, and evacuation decision checks.
Conditions are active or imminent. Prioritize safety, official instructions, and low-risk communication with your household.
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If you are overwhelmed after a storm, use this order. It helps you move from panic to action.
1) Immediate danger
If there is a medical emergency, fire, gas leak, or life threat, call 911 now.
2) Safe place tonight
Find shelter and local emergency housing support first, then plan next-day recovery tasks.
3) Basic needs next
Prioritize water, food, medication, charging power, and safe transportation.
4) Assistance applications
Document damage and apply for relief programs as soon as internet or phone service is available.
Hurricane Prep Guide is an independent informational resource and not an emergency response agency.
