The National Hurricane Center maintains the potential for an above-average Hurricane season. The NHC released the mid-season update today.
“After a record-setting start, the Atlantic 2021 hurricane season does not show any signs of relenting as it enters the peak months ahead,” said Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA administrator said in a statement. “NOAA will continue to provide the science and services that are foundational to keeping communities prepared for any threatening storm.”
The NHC is still calling for 15-21 named storms. There have already been five. So the NHC suggests an additional 10-16 named storms this season.
It maintains 3-5 Major Hurricanes.
“A mix of competing oceanic and atmospheric conditions generally favor above-average activity for the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane season, including the potential return of La Nina in the months ahead,” Matthew Rosencrans, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said in a press release.
If recent history is any indication, the Major Hurricanes will fall between Fred and Mindy. The NHC forecast suggests we will have a chance to get through the entire list.
