Tomorrow, Colorado State University will make its first 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predictions.
My predictions are...
12 Named Storms
5 Hurricane
3 Major Hurricanes
The reason why so low because there is a possibility that very weak El Nino conditions may linger over the summer(Jun.July/Aug), but weaken to neutral conditions by fall(Sept/Oct/Nov)
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Edited by Ed Dunham (Tue Dec 08 2009 09:24 PM)
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Ed Dunham
Former Meteorologist & CFHC Forum Moderator (Ed Passed Away on May 14, 2017)
TSR has issued its initial outlook for the 2010 season - the numbers are 14/7/3. CSU has issued its initial outlook for the 2010 season - the average numbers are 14/7/4.
If El Nino subsides, my initial thoughts would suggest 12/6/3. In the past, after a strong El Nino, the range has been from 11/4/2 (1974) to 14/10/3 (1998). Initial analog years (in order of significance) are 1978, 1988, 1966 and 1998.
ED