The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is in the process of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, in line with President Trump's recent executive order. Why it matters: The move could complicate forecasts NOAA provides for hurricanes that affect Mexico and other countries outside U.

The National Weather Service's maps, charts, websites and other weather products will "as quickly as possible" bear the name Gulf of America.

The Trump administration has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but most of the body of water lies outside maritime regions controlled by the United States. According to calculations by Sovereign Limits,