NOAA Predicts Above Normal Hurricane Season in 2007 |
Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year  showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong. For the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA scientists predict 13 to 17 named storms, with seven to 10 becoming hurricanes, of which three to five could become major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, with peak activity occurring August through October. With expectations for an active season, it is critically important that people who live in East and Gulf coastal areas as well as the Caribbean be prepared. Climate patterns responsible for the expected above normal 2007 hurricane activity continue to be the ongoing multi-decadal signal (the set of ocean and atmospheric conditions that spawn increased Atlantic hurricane activity), warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and the El Niño/La Niña cycle. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center will issue an updated seasonal forecast in August just prior to the historical peak of the season. More information is available online. |
NOAA Predicts Above Normal Hurricane Season in 2007 |
Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year  showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong. For the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA scientists predict 13 to 17 named storms, with seven to 10 becoming hurricanes, of which three to five could become major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, with peak activity occurring August through October. With expectations for an active season, it is critically important that people who live in East and Gulf coastal areas as well as the Caribbean be prepared. Climate patterns responsible for the expected above normal 2007 hurricane activity continue to be the ongoing multi-decadal signal (the set of ocean and atmospheric conditions that spawn increased Atlantic hurricane activity), warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and the El Niño/La Niña cycle. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center will issue an updated seasonal forecast in August just prior to the historical peak of the season. More information is available online. |