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EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR 2012
We anticipate that the 2012 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have reduced activity compared with the 1981-2010 climatology. The tropical Atlantic has anomalously cooled over the past several months, and it appears that the chances of an El Niño event this summer and fall are relatively high. We anticipate a below-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the United States coastline and in the Caribbean. However, coastal residents are reminded that it only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season for them, and they need to prepare the same for every season, regardless of how much activity is predicted.
(as of 4 April 2012)
By Philip J. Klotzbach1 and William M. Gray2
This forecast as well as past forecasts and verifications are available via the World Wide Web at http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts
Emily Wilmsen, Colorado State University Media Representative, (970-491-6432) is available to answer various questions about this forecast
Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Email: amie@atmos.colostate.edu
1 Research Scientist
2 Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science 1

[WilliamWallace]

Although I agree it is excellent news, the key phrase in this is "it only takes one".  I was in Homestead when Hurricane Andrew hit- it was awful during and after.  I seriously prepare each and every year.