Overview

• The NOAA outlook forecasts 13 to 19 named storms, including 6 to 10 hurricanes and 3 to 5 major hurricanes, with a 60% chance of above-normal activity.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Division of Emergency Management chief Kevin Guthrie urge households to stock seven days of food, water and essential supplies.
• Coastal residents are advised to learn their evacuation zone and plan to move a few miles inland to a hotel or designated shelter if ordered.
• The state’s customary hurricane-supply sales-tax holiday is suspended after lawmakers failed to pass a budget, leaving storm gear purchases taxable until June.
• Officials warn that despite advances in storm-tracking technology, timely public compliance with preparedness measures will be critical to reducing risks.