According to the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU), present conditions are indicative of a "well above-average" Atlantic basin tropical cyclone season.
"The current sea surface temperature pattern in the Atlantic is a pattern typically observed before very active seasons," said CSU researchers Philip Klotzbach and William Gray in a recent report that expands on the team's initial December projections.
The extended forecast anticipates the formation of 15 named storms during the 2008 season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, 2008. Eight of the 15 storms are expected to strengthen into hurricanes, and four are predicted to be "intense" hurricanes. Storms classified as "intense" typically reach Category-3 status or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale and sustain low-level winds of at least 111 mph.
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