Hurricane Season 2010 - Accuweather Forecast

Summer may still be a few months away, but as winter weather wanes, attention turns to the tropics and what may lie in store for 2010. Accuweather has released the early 2010 Hurricane Season forecast. In summary:

Joe Bastardi cites several key things to watch for this season:

• The rapidly weakening El Niño
• Warmer ocean temperatures in the typical Atlantic tropical breeding grounds compared to last year (tropical storms draw energy from warm water)
• Weakening trade winds which reduce the amount of dry air injected into the tropics from Africa
• Higher humidity levels which provide additional upward motion in the air and fuel tropical storm development

 For more explanation, check out the video highlighting the forecast: