NOAA Predicts Above Average 2018 Hurricane Season

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting a near or above-normal Atlantic hurricane season with 10-16 named storms and 1-4 major hurricanes in 2018.

NOAA released their outlook Thursday at the agency's aircraft operations center in Lakeland. 

Forecasters are calling for between 5 to 9 hurricanes with wind speeds of at least 74 mph. Major hurricanes (1 to 4 predicted) have wind speeds of at least 111 mph.

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With the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially beginning on June 1st, U.S. government forecasters will be releasing their prediction for number hurricanes and tropical storms expected to form over Atlantic and Caribbean waters in the next six months.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters are set to release their storm season outlook Thursday at the agency's aircraft operations center in Lakeland. That facility is the base for NOAA's "hurricane hunter" aircraft that fly into storms to collect data used in storm forecasts.

As for last year, NOAA predicted an above-average season. 

Overall, 2017 saw 17 named storms, including 10 hurricanes.


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