Hurricanes 2006?

Question

Wasn't there more Storm and hurricane activity by this time last year? Did they not predict more Hurricanes than 2005 for 2006?

We have seen three storms develope so far correct?

BUD and CARLOTTA look like they are off the pacific coast.

Answer 1

they actually did not predict "more" than last year, but just a higher number than average.
There have been a few hurricanes, there currently are two in progress, Bud and Carlotta. Bud was down graded back to a tropical storm because it lost speed.
This is a good page to look at too
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/hurricane_guide.html

Answer 2

Most of this hurricane season, strong upper level winds over the Carribean and Western Atlantic have been thwarting any tropical development. We have seen some pretty impressive waves, however.

While they did predict another active season, it's pretty safe to say that the National Hurricane Center will never predict the development of more than 28 hurricanes in a season. 2005 was a record breaking season for the Atlantic Basin in almost every way possible... no sane meteorologist would predict 2006 to break those records.

Answer 3

2005 was the worst season ever recorded for hurricanes

2005 also had its first storm in May, which Only ever happened one other time.

I am surpised that it hasn't been more active with how warm the water was over the winter

Answer 4

The worst hurricanes are usually in August through October when it is the warmest. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Answer 5

Actually, there has only been one so far in the Atlantic (Alberto) I live in South Carolina and they usually don't impact us until August and September (although Hugo, out last big one, was in October)

Answer 6

Usually we start seeing them make land fall in August