The U.S. National Hurricane Center ( NHC for short ) , is a department of the National Weather Service 's Tropical Prediction Center , which is responsible for tracking and forecasting the likely behavior of tropical depressions , tropical storms and hurricanes . The NHC headquarters are located in Miami , Florida . The National Hurricane Center ( NHC ) , located at Florida International University in Miami , Florida , is the division of the National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting the likely behavior of tropical depressions , tropical storms and hurricanes .