Author: danielkilburn 2018-06-03 0 Comments

NOAA Releases 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook

May 24, 2018 NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75-percent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near- or above-normal.

© NOAA

NOAA’s forecasters predict a 70-percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 5 to 9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 4 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). An average hurricane season produces 12 named storms, of which 6 become hurricanes, including 3 major hurricanes.

For additional information;

http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/forecasters-predict-near-or-above-normal-2018-atlantic-hurricane-season

https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes

NOAA will update the 2018 Atlantic seasonal outlook in early August, just prior to the peak of the season.

Till next time

“Be Safe”