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Related: About this forumWith Start Of Atlantic Hurricane Season, Penn State Scientists Projecting 20 Named Storms
ESSC scientists Dr. Michael E. Mann and Daniel J. Brouillette and alumnus Dr. Michael Kozar have released their seasonal prediction for the 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season, which officially starts on 1 June and runs through 30 November.
The prediction is for 19.8 +/- 4.4 total named tropical cyclones, which corresponds to a range between 15 and 24 storms, with a best estimate of 20 named storms.
The assumptions behind this forecast are (a) the persistence of current North Atlantic Main Development Region (MDR) sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (+1.1 °C in early to mid-April 2020 from NOAAs Coral Reef Watch) throughout the 2020 hurricane season, (b) the development of mild El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-negative conditions by boreal late summer and early fall 2020 (ENSO forecasts here; we used mid-April 2020), and (c) climatological mean conditions for the North Atlantic Oscillation in boreal fall/winter 2020-2021.
If no La Niña develops, then the prediction will be slightly lower: 18.3 +/- 4.3 storms (range of 14-23 storms, with a best guess of 19).
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https://climatecrocks.com/2020/05/31/hurricane-season-2020-what-could-go-wrong/
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With Start Of Atlantic Hurricane Season, Penn State Scientists Projecting 20 Named Storms (Original Post)
hatrack
Jun 2020
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jimfields33
(15,787 posts)1. 2 down, 18 to go
I just hope we have no category 4 or 5s this year. And leave Puerto Rico and Florida alone.
littlemissmartypants
(22,655 posts)2. Thanks, hatrack. ❤ nt
Vogon_Glory
(9,117 posts)3. Thanks for posting this, Hatrack! n/t
appalachiablue
(41,131 posts)4. Fasten your seat belts folks; thanks for posting.