updated forecast<\/a> released on Wednesday calls for 9 named storms, including 4 hurricanes and 1 major hurricane. That is down from Colorado State\u2019s April forecast of 13 named storms and its June forecast of 11 named storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOnly one named storm has formed so far this season. Tropical Storm Arthur brought heavy flooding to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forecasters said moderate El Ni\u00f1o conditions are likely to intensify over the next few months, with a strong El Ni\u00f1o possible during the peak of hurricane season. Colorado State said that would likely produce high levels of vertical wind shear across the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean, limiting hurricane development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sea surface temperatures across the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic are near their long-term averages, according to the forecast. Colorado State said overall Atlantic storm activity, measured by accumulated cyclone energy, is expected to be about 40% to 45% of its long-term average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is also predicting a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 8 to 14 named storms, including 3 to 6 hurricanes and 1 to 3 major hurricanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Colorado State said the probability of at least one major hurricane making landfall along the continental U.S. coast after July 7 is 17%, compared with a long-term average of 43%. The probability is 8% for the U.S. East Coast, including Florida, and 10% for the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The probability of at least one major hurricane tracking through the Caribbean is 19%, compared with a long-term average of 47%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forecasters cautioned that a quiet season can still be destructive if a storm hits land. \u201cIt only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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