Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Gaige Davila
editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com
The Atlantic Ocean, where the Gulf of Mexico lies, has a 60 percent chance to have an “above-normal” hurricane season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with a range of 13 to 19 named storms developing.
Six to ten of these storms could become hurricanes, with 3 to 6 of them becoming major hurricanes, or above Category 3 (111 mile per hour winds or higher).
There is a 30 percent chance of a “near-normal” season and a 10 percent chance of a “below-normal” season.
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says they have 70 percent confidence in their ranges.
The designated names of this season’s tropical cyclones are as follows: Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred.
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