National Hurricane Center

Force in Play

Issued its final advisory for Isaias on October 10; the Weather Prediction Center now handles post-tropical tracking

Isaias came ashore near Destin, Florida, on Oct. 9 as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds. By Sunday, Oct. 11, the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center had issued its final advisory, with the remnant low about 180 miles northeast of Nashville and 25 mph winds.

Updated Oct 26

New Capabilities

As of September 2026: Operational user of WeatherNext since 2025 season

Google's WeatherNext AI model predicts cyclone paths and intensity a full day earlier than conventional physics-based models—a gain equal to a decade of meteorological progress. The results, published in Nature on September 10, show three-day forecasts matching the accuracy of previous two-day predictions.

Updated Sep 10