tracking the tropics November 16, 2020 10:39 am Hurricane Iota 10 A.M. Update November 16, 2020 Hurricane Iota has strengthened to a Category 5, and the storm is expected to cause life-threatening storm surge in parts of Central America. US & World Videos 1:24 NHC making changes to hurricane season forecast cones 2:58 John Morales' 2023 Hurricane Season outlook 1:09 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ends 0:53 Watches issued as disturbance in Caribbean could become tropical storm 3:10 A closer look at tropical disturbance as Hurricane Season enters final month