NOAA 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predictions

Forecasters at NOAA are predicting an above-normal hurricane season.

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00:00 An above normal hurricane season.

00:02 That is what Noah is predicting for 2024.

00:06 Hi, I'm meteorologist Janette Gallardo.

00:09 A typical hurricane season will see

00:11 the development of 14 named storms.

00:14 Forecasters at NOAA are predicting

00:16 between 17 to 25 named storms this hurricane season.

00:21 They are also predicting that four to seven of those

00:24 will go on to become major hurricanes.

00:28 That is of category three or higher strength.

00:31 A typical Atlantic hurricane season

00:33 will see three major hurricanes.

00:36 Now the reason for this prediction

00:38 is we are already seeing near record warm temperatures

00:41 in the Atlantic, as well as the development

00:44 of La Nina conditions over the Pacific

00:47 and reduced trade winds in the Atlantic.

00:50 All of these factors combined

00:51 do favor a very active hurricane season.

00:55 For more details, be sure to read my article

00:57 on theweather.com.

00:59 (upbeat music)

01:02 [thunder]