The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a scheduled update to its 2017 hurricane season outlook, with forecasters now predicting a higher likelihood of an above-average season with up to 19 named storms and 5 major hurricanes. In the updated outlook, forecasters are now predicting a 60-percent chance of an above-normal season, with … [Read more...]
Atlantic Hurricane Season May Bring More Storms Than Normal
By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) -- The Atlantic hurricane season will likely churn out an above-average 11 to 17 named storms, in part due to fading odds than an El Nino will form in the Pacific. Of storms that emerge during the six-month season that begins June 1, five to nine will reach hurricane strength with winds of 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, the U.S. National … [Read more...]
AccuWeather: Fewer Atlantic Hurricanes in 2017, But Three Could be ‘Major’
April 5 (Reuters) - The upcoming Atlantic Ocean hurricane season could include at least three severe tempests, but will likely involve fewer storms than usual overall, private forecaster AccuWeather predicted on Wednesday. Meteorologists with AccuWeather are crediting a weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean - known as El Niño - with creating conditions that will result in a … [Read more...]
The Best Resources for Tracking Hurricane Matthew, According to a Ship Routing Expert
Update: At of 11 a.m. EDT Oct. 7 the eye wall of Hurricane Matthew was centered about 95 miles southeast of Jacksonville and about 35 miles east-northeast of Daytona Beach, and forecasted to track near or over the coast of northeast Florida and Georgia through Friday night, and near or over the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. (October 4) - With Hurricane … [Read more...]
U.S. Raises 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook: Here’s What to Expect This Peak Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has raised its outlook for the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season, forecasting a higher number of named storms as conditions now point to a more active hurricane season. In its updated 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, NOAA called for a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal season, and decreases the chance of … [Read more...]
National Hurricane Center On Watch In The Atlantic
by Brian K Sullivan (Bloomberg) It’s time to start watching the Atlantic Ocean for storms that could turn into hurricanes. Two potential tropical systems are being tracked by the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami as they make their way across the warm waters west of Africa. One has a 50 percent chance of growing in the next five days, while the other has … [Read more...]
Fiji Takes Direct Hit from Worst-Ever Tropical Cyclone Winston
By Emma O'Brien (Bloomberg) -- Fiji is surveying the damage from the strongest tropical cyclone to ever hit the South Pacific nation, with at least three people reported to have been killed and whole villages flattened as the storm tracked across the archipelago. A state of natural disaster is in place across Fiji and a curfew imposed on Saturday evening local time won’t … [Read more...]