Preview Of Coming Attractions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] has issued the official guess for the 2013 hurricane season: NOAA predicts active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season
For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says there is a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).
These ranges are well above the seasonal average of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.
These used to be forecasts, but now they are guesses until we can figure out the new patterns for tropical storms.
[I wonder how long it took them to come up with an acronym pronounced ‘Noah’?]
