Overview

• NOAA predicts an above-average season with 13 to 19 named storms, six to ten hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes between June 1 and November 30.
• The World Meteorological Organization released a roster of 21 storm names, introducing “Dexter” as the replacement for retired name Dorian.
• The Hurricane Center projects no tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic basin over the next seven days.
• AccuWeather anticipates storm-friendly conditions in the Gulf and western Caribbean from June 6 to 13, with the first system to be named Andrea if it develops.
• A Pacific low-pressure disturbance tracked by the National Hurricane Center carries a 40% chance of becoming a tropical depression by week’s end.