During the 2018 hurricane season, from June to November, a total of 17 strong storms may impact the Caribbean….
THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, in the United States, issued a first forecast on the hurricane season for 2018, predicting that this year there will occur as many as 17 storms in the Caribbean, with a possibility of 61 percent that make landfall.
The document issued by this institution states that the season that begins on June 1 will be active, but not with the same intensity as 2017, when there were at least 2 major tropical phenomena that impacted the Caribbean islands in September, “María” and “Irma.”
In the Tropical Meteorology Project, the University of Colorado (UC), foresees a season with 17 climatological phenomena, three of these could reach hurricane strength of category 3 Saffir Simpson or more. Similarly predicted are 14 tropical storms, said researcher Phil Klotzbach.
The detailed forecast establishes seven storms, three of category 3 or stronger, and 14 named tropical storms. As it is exposed, the temperature of the Atlantic ocean is always a factor; in this case the warmth would be the main cause of this high number of atmospheric phenomena.
Meanwhile, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to issue its forecast by the end of May, said Dennis Feltgen, spokesman for the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The forecast issued by the UC registers the number of hurricanes that could touch land, and places that possibility at 61 percent in the case of tropical storms in Florida and the east coast of the United States.
In addition, 54 percent in the case of hurricanes, and 39 percent in the case of strong hurricanes, are predicted to affect coastal areas of the Caribbean, including Mexico.
The UC will make new weather forecasts in 2018, with updates on May 31, July 2 and August 2, according to reports of tides and atmospheric records.
Source: Punto Medio // Text: Acom
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