Been a lot of discussion on the early signs of the 2006 season. Of particular note is the development of the waves in the mid- to eastern Atlantic, and how this looks more like August than June. Even though those waves aren't expected to amount to much, their very presence hints at more to come.

Is there any way this can be measured and compared against previous years? How about even last year - when did this training start kicking in? Years past - yes, seems like it was August before there were even simultaneous features worth mentioning, if even to dismiss them.