National Hurricane Center issues 2024 forecast
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The National Hurricane Center of the United States has issued their forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
The National Hurricane Center of the United States has issued their forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
The forecast calls for a very active season when it comes to the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes expected.
Seventeen-to-25 named storms are being forecasted. Eight-to-13 of those storms are strengthening to hurricanes with four-to-seven becoming major hurricanes. A major hurricane has maximum sustained winds of 178 km/h or higher near its centre. All of those numbers are above climate averages for the season.
The factors being given for the active forecast include:
“It’s like bathwater out there,” says Florida-based meteorologist Steve Weagle.
“They’re the warmest temperatures we’ve ever recorded in most areas. So they’re not just a little bit above normal. We’re not talking a degree or two above normal, they are super high.
