The National Hurricane Center announced on Tuesday that it will begin issuing routine Tropical Weather Outlooks starting May 15. 

For the last six years, Atlantic Tropical Cyclones have consistently formed before the official start of the season, June 1. For this reason, the National Hurricane Center decided to issue outlooks beginning May 15, a couple weeks before the official start of hurricane season. 

A statement was released from Michael J. Brennan, the branch chief of the hurricane specialist unit at the NHC, stating, “Given recent increased tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin in late May, routine issuance… starting May 15 offers a service improvement...”

  

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been discussing moving the start of future hurricane seasons to May 15. This discussion stems from tropical activity beginning well before the official start of the season.