Welcome to the 2008 Hurricane Season!

[wxman57]

I'm getting this feeling that the first storm of 2008 may not form until August. May/June/July storms are not the norm looking at past records, though the NHC has recently become more liberal in naming questionable and/or subtropical systems early in the season. It's just a feeling I have, perhaps just wishful thinking that we may have another 3 months left to get ready at the office.

[KWT]

Whilst the la nina may have decayed typically when we've had strong la ninas in the winter the seasons tend to be slow to start, though I do note they often have at least one early tropical storm in say June before we see a period of nothing much before the season really ramps up in august/September.

[cycloneye]

May has 31 days, and even if the season starts at 0Z, we are still more than 30 days, aren't we?

Now down to 29. http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... &sec=&p0=0

[tropicana]

I already tore May out of my calendar

-justin-

[AnnularCane]

I already tore May out of my calendar

-justin-

I didn't go that far, but I did flip mine to June, just for a few seconds.

[KWT]

Well not long to go is there guys, these 29 days are going to fly by I bet!

[gatorcane]

Hello again all, let it be a safe hurricane season for all with alot of "fish-only" activity.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Wow. Only 29 days left? Hard to believe..

[KWT]

Yep I agree Gatorcane, give me a storm like Karl 04 anyday of the week, a very powerful hurricane but a total fish!

Though saying that it did strike Iceland region pretty well..

[Typhoon_Willie]

Hello guys! I am looking forward to the new season coming up...I hope that there will be several fish storms this season!

[Ad Novoxium]

I wonder if it bodes well that our name list this year has yet to form a Category 5...but then again, the 05 list had yet to get a Category 5 up until that year (though Floyd, Gert, and Lenny came close), and gets four of them. Still, yes, I hope for a fishie year this year.

[Cryomaniac]

A fair few people are making comparisons with '05. Not that I think it will be like that, (I certainly hope not), but I think the season will be slightly hyperactive, my numbers in the forecast poll reflect this opinion.

[KWT]

I tend to think this season numbers of TS won't be huge (say 12-14) but there will be a decent ratio of TS to hurricanes, I also think there will be a good 3-4 long lived cape verde hurricanes as well, I suspect most will recurve unless they are south enough at the start but this is just my IMO.

25 days to go now till the season starts!

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

I agree with several of the posters here; a few nice harmless, yet powerful fishies with well defined shapes and eyes would be lovely. From my key board to God's ears, let us all hope.

[Opal storm]

Only a few weeks away now.

[Decomdoug]

I am also anticipating less shear in the Atlantic this year. Depending how the Bermuda high sets up will greatly influence the path TS take in the coming season. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that nothing of any significance crosses our coastline or anyone else’s.

[KWT]

Yep amen to that Decomdoug, I wouldn't mind seeing a weak tropical storm that moves through quite quickly make landfall!

[canegrl04]

I think two hurricanes will strike the US this season. Alittle more active for the US than last year but I don't think we will get a cat 5 strike

[KWT]

Well I hope not, I think the main difference this year is that we won't get nearly as severe shear values in the mid Atlantic as we did in the 2007 season, its a good job that got in the way because if that didn't form i'd have bet there would have been several long tracking dangerous storms.

[Extremeweatherguy]

I still cannot believe were are only ~3 weeks away from the start of the season! This winter has really flown by quickly! It is just so hard to believe that within the next 3-6 weeks we will probably be looking at our first Invest threads and possibly even an early season storm. Crazy!

Also of note: other than the first couple of days, this will be my first Hurricane season on storm2k that I will not be living in Houston. Instead, I plan on spending the first part of the season in central Florida, and then I will eventually be making my final move up to central Oklahoma (and away from the Hurricane threat zone) shortly before the peak of the season arrives.