NOAA Predicts Less Hurricane Activity Than Usual In The Central Pacific This Year - Honolulu Civil Beat
NOAA Predicts Less Hurricane Activity Than Usual In The Central Pacific This Year
Forecasters didn’t predict whether the storms, which can range in force from a tropical depression to a hurricane, will actually make landfall in the Hawaiian islands.
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Federal hurricane forecasters are predicting a near- to below-normal hurricane season this year, with two to five tropical cyclones in the Central Pacific Basin.
That’s largely due to regional sea surface temperatures that are expected to remain cooler than normal during the annual June-to November season, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday during their annual outlook briefing.