Phil Klotzbach, a leading hurricane expert from Colorado State University, is predicting El Niño conditions may linger to help thwart the 2016 hurricane season.

His early prediction is based partly on the fact that frigid waters flowing out of the North Atlantic Ocean may limit activity as warm seas that feed energy to storms cool, according to the Palm Beach Post.

Klotzbach, shared his thoughts Monday at the week-long National Hurricane Conference in Orlando. The primary goal of the National Hurricane Conference is to improve hurricane preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation in order to save lives and property in the United States and the tropical islands of the Caribbean and Pacific.

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