The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be more active than last year’s and poses an “above- normal” threat to the U.S. Gulf and East coasts, according to AccuWeather Inc.
AccuWeather forecasters expect 16 to 18 named storms forming in the Atlantic Ocean this season, with five becoming hurricanes and two or three of them going ashore in the U.S. as major systems. In all, 15 storms probably will be in the western Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico, and seven may make landfall in the U.S.
Only nine named storms formed during the 2009 season, the fewest in 12 years. Last year was the first time since 2006 that no hurricane hit the U.S. mainland. The historical average is for 11 named storms, with six of them becoming hurricanes, two of them major.
Accuweather said it expects increased activity from last year because of a weakening El Nino, and because waters are warmer than normal from Africa to the Caribbean while being cooler to the north, a common pattern in major storm seasons.
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