Hurricane Season 2010 predicted to be above average!

Hurricane Season 2010 predicted to be above average!

The hurricane season forecast from Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project predicts above average activity in the Atlantic for 2010 beginning June 1st.

The December 2009 report estimates approximately 11-16 named storms, 6-8 hurricanes and 3-5 major hurricanes.

The effects of El Nino or La Nina have an impact on the frequency of hurricanes. While El Nino creates warmer water and stronger winds that rip tropical depressions apart before they become tropical storms, La Nina creates cooler water, resulting in more hurricanes. The El Nino conditions that brought us an unusually cold winter are now weakening, leaving warm sea surface temperatures that are likely to continue to be present in the tropical and North Atlantic during 2010. These conditions, of course, contribute to an above-average season.

As we have done in recent years, we will make hurricane safety information as well as tracker maps available for download and distribute to our clients.