ATLANTIC BASIN SEASONAL HURRICANE
FORECAST FOR
2008
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Forecast Parameter and 1950-2000
Climatology (in parentheses)
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Issue Date
8 December 7th 2007 forecast for 2008
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Issue Date
9 April 2008
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Issue Date
3 June 2008
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Named Storms (NS) (9.6)
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13
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|
15
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15
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Named Storm Days (NSD) (49.1)
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60
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|
80
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80
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Hurricanes (H) (5.9)
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7
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8
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8
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Hurricane Days (HD) (24.5)
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30
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40
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40
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Intense Hurricanes (IH) (2.3)
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3
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4
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4
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Intense Hurricane Days (IHD) (5.0)
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6
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9
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9
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) (96.1)
|
115
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|
150
|
150
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Net Tropical Cyclone Activity (NTC)
(100%)
|
125
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|
160
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160
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PROBABILITIES FOR AT LEAST
ONE MAJOR (CATEGORY 3-4-5)
HURRICANE LANDFALL ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COASTAL AREAS:
1) Entire U.S.
coastline -
69% (average for last century 52%)
2) U.S. East
coastline
including Peninsula Florida - 45% (average for last century 31%)
3) Gulf Cost from
Florida Panhandle westward to Brownsville - 44%
(average for last century is 30%)
4) Above-average
major hurricane landfall risk in the Caribbean
Summary
verification of the authors’ seven
previous years of seasonal forecasts for Atlantic TC activity between
2001-2007. From Dr. Gray
Web Site