Near- or below-normal 2021 hurricane season predicted for the Central Pacific Roy / Thursday, May 20, 2021 / Categories: Hurricanes Source: NOAA There is a 45% chance of near-normal tropical cyclone activity during the Central Pacific hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, divisions of the National Weather Service. The outlook also indicates a 35% chance for below-normal activity, and 20% chance of an above-normal season. For the season as a whole, 2 to 5 tropical cyclones are predicted for the Central Pacific hurricane region. This number includes tropical depressions, named storms and hurricanes. A near-normal season has 4 or 5 tropical cyclones. “This year we will likely see less activity in the Central Pacific region compared to more active seasons,” said Matthew Rosencrans, NOAA’s lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at the Climate Prediction Center. “Less activity is predicted since ocean temperatures are likely to be near- to below average in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean where hurricanes form, and because El Nino is not present to increase the activity.” ... The source of the above is a NOAA news articled posted May 19th, 2021 a link to the complete article is listed below. Tags Hurricanes2021 Hurricane SeasonCentral Pacific More links Near- or below-normal 2021 hurricane season predicted for the Central Pacific Source of the above Related articles NOAA predicts above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season CSU June 2,2022 Hurricane Season Update COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FORECAST OF ATLANTIC HURRICANE ACTIVITY FROM OCTOBER 14 – OCTOBER 27, 2021 Atlantic hurricane season shows no signs of slowing NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season Comment Collapse Expand Comments (0) warning You don't have permission to post comments.