We had an early one and everyone thought that that was a sign of things to come,ie, heavy duty season. However,it was a rather lackluster hurricane season. Funny thing, though,there is a system in the Atlantic right now and Puerto Rico is getting some surf from it. The east coast already had some swell on the way and Invest 94 is going to give it a little nudge so we should start seeing swell by Wednesday. It will be nice to have something to break up this flatness.
I also want to post an article I ran across which will wrap up the season quite nicely:
2007 Atlantic hurricane season ends, questions remain
Storm tracks of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season courtesy NOAA
As 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends, Questions Remain
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 December, 2007 : - - As the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season officially comes to a close on November 30, NOAA scientists are carefully reviewing a set of dynamic weather patterns that yielded lower-than-expected hurricane activity across the Atlantic Basin. As a result, the United States was largely spared from significant landfalling storms. However several noteworthy events took place, including two back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes hitting Central America and the rapid near-shore intensification of the single U.S. landfalling hurricane.
As a whole, the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season produced a total of 14 named storms, including six hurricanes, two of which became major hurricanes. NOAA’s August update to the seasonal forecast predicted 13 to 16 named storms – of which seven to nine would be hurricanes, including three to five major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher. An average season has 11 named storms, with six becoming hurricanes, including two major hurricanes.
Tracks of all named storms of the 2007 season; Stronger-than-predicted winds over the Caribbean and western tropical Atlantic led to stronger wind shear- limiting storm formation, duration, and intensity.
“The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season produced the predicted number of named storms, but the combined number, duration and intensity of the hurricanes did not meet expectations,â€? said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. “The United States was fortunate this year to have fewer strong hurricanes develop than predicted. Normally, the climate patterns that were in place produce an active, volatile hurricane season.â€?
