On May 27, NOAA will issue its initial outlook for the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season during a news conference at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland.
![Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category 4 strength near the Central Bahamas on October 1, 2015.
(Image credit: NOAA) Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category 4 strength near the Central Bahamas on October 1, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Hurricane-Joaquin-NOAA-100115-1120x534-landscape.jpg?itok=ZqtlErey)
Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category 4 strength near the Central Bahamas on October 1, 2015. (Image credit: NOAA)