Dale C. S. Destin: We are entering the heart of summer, and the Atlantic hurricane season has started with a bang with Category 5 Beryl, the earliest calendar maximum hurricane.
It could be one of the most active and busy seasons on record. My updated forecast is out, and we continue to call for an active or above-normal season, with it being more likely than not a well above normal or a super hyperactive one.
The updated prediction is for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, 6 major hurricanes and an accumulated cyclone energy index (ACE) of 212.
Comparing the four forecasts issued since April, the numbers appear to be holding steady after initially trending downwards.
The ACE decreased from 233 in April to 212 in June and remains unchanged for the July forecast.
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