Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season
Meteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline.
Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, with the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, said Wednesday that he predicts seven landfalls. Five will be hurricanes and two or three of the hurricanes will be major landfalls for the U.S.
Bastardi forecasts 16 to 18 tropical storms in total, 15 of which will likely be in the western Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico.
In a typical season, there are about 11 named storms, with only two or three impacting the coast of the United States.
The rapidly weakening El Nino, warmer ocean temperatures, weakening trade winds and higher humidity levels will all contribute to greater storm activity.
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