2006-06-08 08:51:34 · 8 answers · asked by Chuck 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The hurricane "forecast" is the best educated guess by the weather folks about what is going to happen months from now.
Based on their knowledge of years past compared to the current conditions, they make a projection about how many storms there will be. IIRC, they said last year would be a bad one, but nobody predicted 28 major named storms, nor the tracks of Katrina and Rita until they were already on the way.
2006-06-08 08:57:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nation Hurricane Center: the 2006 north Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA is predicting 13 to 16 named storms, with eight to 10 becoming hurricanes, of which four to six could become 'major' hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher," added retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
On average, the north Atlantic hurricane season produces 11 named storms, with six becoming hurricanes, including two major hurricanes. In 2005, the Atlantic hurricane season contained a record 28 storms, including 15 hurricanes. Seven of these hurricanes were considered "major," of which a record four hit the United States. "Although NOAA is not forecasting a repeat of last year's season, the potential for hurricanes striking the U.S. is high," added Lautenbacher.
2006-06-08 10:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by williegod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Science Museum of Minnesota's "Science Buzz" has a running thread on the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season (http://tinyurl.com/f9smk), with links to lots of other resources.
Generally, this year's season is forecast to be significantly above average, though not quite as active as last year. However, hurricanes are notoriously difficult to predict, so the models can and do occasionally fail.
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2016-12-08 18:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by moncalieri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its supposed to be raelly bad as in evactuate long island bad..
since we havent had one in a while so this season should be like a killer... pretty scarey knowing that your whole island can just be blown away
but well all get through it...its just windd pshh
2006-06-08 11:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by blondecoley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worse than last year so I would say extremely bad.
2006-06-08 08:54:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the weather channel said worse than last year.
2006-06-08 08:54:45 · answer #7 · answered by Iron Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supposed to be worst,but I hope they are wrong !
2006-06-09 15:28:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋