{"id":43776,"date":"2024-04-04T17:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=43776"},"modified":"2024-04-04T17:23:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:23:49","slug":"colorado-state-university-meteorologists-have-released-their-first-official-forecast-for-the-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/04\/04\/colorado-state-university-meteorologists-have-released-their-first-official-forecast-for-the-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado State University meteorologists have released their first\u00a0official forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&nbsp;doesn&#8217;t look good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forecast calls for an &#8220;extremely active&#8221; season of 23 named storms.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"379\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/csu-2024-forecast.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43777\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their predictions echo earlier forecasts from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/hurricane\/explosive-atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted-for-2024-accuweather-experts-warn\/1633944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AccuWeather<\/a>&nbsp;and Florida&#8217;s Dr. Ryan Truchelut,&nbsp;chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next up will be the season forecast from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Hurricane Center<\/a>, usually released in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indications as early as February have had forecasters on edge, predicting it will be an active season because of the combination of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theledger.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/03\/04\/hurricane-season-2024-forecast-looks-grim-as-la-nia-chances-grow\/72751158007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Ni\u00f1a and record warm water temperatures<\/a>&nbsp;in the Atlantic basin. The Atlantic basin is made up of the northern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colorado State University predicting 23 named storms for 2024 Atlantic hurricane season<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tropical.colostate.edu\/Forecast\/2024-04.pdf\">CSU&#8217;s 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast<\/a>&nbsp;calls for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23 named storms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11 hurricanes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 major hurricanes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We estimate 2024 will have 23 named storms, average is 14.4; 115 named storm days, average is 69.4; 11 hurricanes, average is 7.2; 45 hurricane days, average is 27.0; five major \u2014 Category 3-4-5 \u2014 hurricanes, average is 3.2; and 13 major hurricane days, average is 7.4,&#8221; CSU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Extremely active&#8217; hurricane forecast: Early 2024 hurricane season forecast predicts the highest number of hurricanes ever<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where could hurricanes hit this season?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We anticipate a well above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean,&#8221; CSU meteorologists said in the announcement released April 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&nbsp;doesn&#8217;t look good. The forecast calls for an &#8220;extremely active&#8221; season of 23 named storms. Their predictions echo earlier forecasts from&nbsp;AccuWeather&nbsp;and Florida&#8217;s Dr. Ryan Truchelut,&nbsp;chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger. 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