Hurricane Season To be Light

[CaptPatrick]

Forecasters are even more confident that this Atlantic hurricane season will be a breeze.

But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration still warns coastal residents to be vigilant as the six-month season hits its peak.

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center on Thursday gave its forecast calling for a below-normal hurricane season a 90 percent degree of accuracy. It's the highest probability for a below-average season since NOAA began issuing seasonal forecasts in 1998.

Forecasters say El Nino has strengthened as predicted, while atmospheric conditions and cool ocean temperatures across the tropics aren't good for storm development.

NOAA expects six to 10 named storms, with one to four strengthening into hurricanes with top sustained winds of at least 74 mph.

Three tropical storms have formed in the Atlantic this year.

[Rawleigh]

Well that is good news.

[Mikey]

Let’s hope so! Of course Andrew was in an El Niño year.

[Rawleigh]

You had to say it didn't you Mikey!! There goes my warm fuzzy feeling! LOL!

[RAWicklund]

Long ways away.....but since it's been so quiet this year, everybody is starting to chatter about it. Hopefully it will Peter out.

Ray


http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20150 ... -this-week

[CaptPatrick]

Tropical storm Danny may not peter out, but will be affected heavy wind shear as it moves to the Caribbean south of Puerto Ricco. The Lesser Antilles may get a low level hurricane before Danny gets sheared back to TS status.

Too soon to say where it'll go from there, but I don't think that the coastal mainland US has much to worry about.

[Rawleigh]

Good to hear! I am on vacation in Myrtle Beach next week, so I don't need that while I am away!

[Tony Meola]

Looks like Huesso might need to hunker down.

[Navatech]

Looks like Huesso might need to hunker down.

Huesso is not the only member with their Berty in PR... I already contacted my guy there and told him to put out all fenders, add lines and double check that the bilge pumps are on "auto"...