More Named Storms for 2008

The new numbers are out for the 2008 Hurricane Season and compared to the Dec. 7, 2007 forecast, the Apr. 9, 2008 forecast brings more named storms to the United States.

As previously posted, Dr. William Gray and Philip Klotzbach were forecasting:

13 Named Storms
7 Hurricanes
3 Intense Hurricanes

The new numbers are as follows:

15 Named Storms
8 Hurricanes
4 Intense Hurricanes

Gray and Klotzbach are not only calling for 2 more named storms, but also one more hurricane and one more intense hurricane. It will be interesting to see if the next forecast on June 3, 2008 brings even more storms, or knocks those numbers back down.

Also in their forecast, Gray and Klotzbach posted some probablilites for at least one major hurricane landfall.

For one major hurricane landfall on the entire U.S. Coastline: 69%
On the East Coast to include the Florida Penisula: 45%
The Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to Brownsville, Texas: 44%

Check back in June for more updates on the 2008 Hurricane Season!!