With warmer-than-normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic.

Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina.

U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level.

National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham will take over as head of the National Weather Service.

Ken Graham, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center, warned Tuesday that South Florida residents should not let their guard down.

To get ready for Hurricane Season 2021, Bryan and Luke talk with Ken Graham, the Director of the National Hurricane Center about the big challenges and lessons of the 2020 hurricane season and what we learned about how storms behave, the computer forecast models, and much more.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Ken Graham, director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center, are holding a news conference Thursday in Miami to discuss preparations for the upcoming hurricane season.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The U.S. National Hurricane Center’s 10 p.m. advisory reported Tropical Storm Eta was about 90 miles away from northwestern Cuba. Tropical Storm Eta 10pm advisory cone. City of Miami:City of Miami presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: City of Miami officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta. Latest on the storm: https://bit.ly/2GEgey7 Posted by WPLG Local 10 on Sunday, November 8, 2020Miami-Dade County:Miami-Dade County presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: Miami-Dade County officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta. Latest on the storm: https://bit.ly/2GEgey7 Posted by WPLG Local 10 on Sunday, November 8, 2020Broward County:Broward County presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: Broward County officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The forward movement of Hurricane Isaias has slowed down, and it won’t near South Florida until Saturday evening or Sunday on the current forecast track. But there will be off-and-on tropical downpours from outer bands of the Category 1 storm felt in our area Saturday. The storm was producing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (down from 85 mph earlier in the morning), with higher gusts. In the video below, Julie chatted with National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham:ALSO SEEWATCH LIVE: Hurricane Isaias satelliteWhen is Hurricane Isaias going to reach Florida? Boaters prep ‘just in case’ Hurricane Isaias impacts BrowardMiami Beach braces for storm surgeSouth Florida cities offering free sandbags

Bryan and Local 10 meteorologist Luke Dorris discuss the active start so far this season, including the earliest "C" named storm on record with Tropical Storm Cristobal. Joining them is Ken Graham, the Director of the National Hurricane Center to discuss whether 6 or 7 day hurricane forecasts are useful, what is new this year from the NHC, and much more. You can watch the conversation above, or download the audio podcast below. SUBSCRIBE to The Bryan Norcross Podcast - iTunes | Android

BRYAN NORCROSS TALKS TROPICS: Tropical Storm Barry still disorganized, but headed toward LouisianaForecasters said slow-moving Barry could unload 10 to 20 inches of rain through Sunday across a swath of Louisiana that includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge, as well as southwestern Mississippi, with pockets in Louisiana getting 25 inches. Barry was expected to arrive as a weak hurricane, just barely over the 74 mph windspeed threshold. "Nobody should take this storm lightly just because its supposed to be a Category 1 when it makes landfall," Louisiana Gov. Tracking forecasts showed the storm continuing on toward Chicago, swelling the Mississippi River basin with water that must eventually flow south again. However, the city did not order any evacuations because Barry was so close and was not expected to become a major hurricane.

"There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation along the coast of southern and southeastern Louisiana," the National Weather Service said. What exactly is storm surge? The rise in water levels, known as storm surge, happens when winds from a fierce storm push water up and onto shore. Forecasters said the stronger the storm, the stronger the winds and the higher the storm surge will be. Rising water is the deadliest part of a stormWhen a big storm approaches, many people worry about wind and debris.