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Very Active 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected
Hurricane forecast experts are reportedly expecting a very active 2010 season in the Atlantic basin. According to experts at Colorado State University, there will be 18 named storms for the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The season, which began on June 1and will end on November 30, affects the Caribbean and the eastern and Gulf coasts of the United States of America, and has already seen one hurricane – Hurricane Alex.
The forecasters have based their prediction on the much warmer-than-normal tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures and cooling tropical Pacific conditions that will likely transition into a weak La Niña by mid-season. Of the 18 expected storms, the team of experts anticipates that 10 of those will become hurricanes, and that five of these will develop into major hurricanes – with sustained winds of 111mph or greater.
In April, the scientists’ initial prediction was for 15 named storms, eight hurricanes and four major hurricanes.
Tropical Storm Alex – First Named Storm Of The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Tropical Storm Alex has formed in the Caribbean off the coast of Central America, thus making it the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from a tropical wave, it slowly developed in the Caribbean Sea, moving from a tropical depression to a tropical storm on June 25, 2010.
As at 1 p.m. CDT on June 26, 2010, the National Hurricane Center described Tropical Storm Alex as follows:
LARGE TROPICAL STORM ALEX HEADING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA…
LOCATION…17.5N 87.2W
ABOUT 75 MI…120 KM E OF BELIZE CITY
ABOUT 100 MI…160 KM SE OF CHETUMAL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH…75 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1003 MB…29.62 INCHES
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR… THE COAST OF BELIZE AND THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CHETUMAL TO CANCUN * THE ISLANDS OF ROATAN…GUANAJA…AND UTILA IN HONDURAS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR… * THE COAST OF HONDURAS FROM LIMON WESTWARD TO THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA
