While most forecasters agree this will be an above-average Atlantic Basin storm season, there remains some disagreement as to whether their ultimate track can be predicted.
Tropical Storm Risk, a London-based storm forecaster, predicts storm activity to come in at a record-breaking 150 percent above average. Their predictions met some disagreement from forecasters at Risk Management Solutions.
TSR predicts 22 tropical storms for the Atlantic Basin (including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean) with 11 being hurricanes and seven being intense hurricanes. The average number of intense storms is two.
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