Sixteen named storms;
Nine hurricanes;
Five major hurricanes;
47% chance of a major hurricane making landfall along the Gulf Coast
between Brownsville, Texas and the Florida Panhandle.
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Posted on 04/06/2011 9:50:53 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
MIAMI (AFP) – Last year's record hurricane season will be followed by another unusually busy one, with 16 named storms expected this year, US weather forecasters predicted on Wednesday.
Forecasters at Colorado State University are predicting that nine of the named storms that form in the Atlantic will develop into hurricanes.
"We expect that anomalously warm tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures combined with neutral tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures will contribute to an active season," said Phil Klotzbach of CSU's Tropical Meteorology Project.
Weather-watchers at CSU said the unusually busy hurricane activity expected this year, like last year's record storm season, is caused by the arrival of La Nina, the atmospheric force that promotes hurricane formation.
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“...with 16 named storms expected this year...”
With every puny storm getting named now, so that The Weather Channel has something to hype for a few days, it’s not surprising that we get this forecast every year. Nothing of consequence happened last year, even though there were 19 named storms. However, the National Weather Service did manage to mess up several holidays for coastal businesses with their scare tactics, costing businesses thousands.
Either last year or 2009, they were naming tropical depressions.
Thanks Fredhead!
And the year before.
“Nothing of consequence happened last year, even though there were 19 named storms”
Two storms were retired last year. I would hardly consider that “Nothing”.
Sixteen named storms;
Nine hurricanes;
Five major hurricanes;
47% chance of a major hurricane making landfall along the Gulf Coast
between Brownsville, Texas and the Florida Panhandle.
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It only takes one strong Hurricane to mess up a section of coast.
I’ll pray for a slow boring season.
Thanks for the heads up NautiNurse. Hoping for a very BORING hurricane season......and wishing that my son who moved to New Orleans 3 years ago would come HOME!
Bump to calmness....
Thanks for the ping.
What is your source for this?
Tried to check it out but Google is not responding - actually everything online is slow today.
CARBON COPY OF LAST YEARS PREDICTIONS
Thanks for the link.....very interesting.
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Last season was accurately predicted as busy. It’s difficult to think of 2010 as a busy season when most of the storms were Atlantic fish. There’s busy, then there is 2004/2005 OMG scary busy.
... and the rebuilding from Ike continues to this day.
I'm not ready to hear this. la-la-la-la-la
Down one from the end of the year estimate, or at least that is what was said on the radio today.
When betting on the number of hurricanes, ALWAYS take the "under".
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