Tropical storm Hermine continued moving inland over south Texas Tuesday morning as National Hurricane Center kept an eye on three other systems.
Current weather maps show no systems with more than a 10 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours.
Hurricane experts Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray from Colorado State University released on Sept. 1 the forecast for the next two weeks.
“We believe the next two weeks will be characterized by activity at average levels,” the report said.
Klotzbach and Gray still stand by their earlier predictions that call for 2010 to have above-average hurricane activity. The forecast calls for18 named storms with 10 of the 18 strengthening into hurricanes. Of the 10, five are forecast to become major hurricanes, Category 3 or above.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s updated forecast says there is a 70 percent chance of 14 to 20 named storms forming between June 1 and Nov. 30. The number includes the first three storms of the season: Alex, Bonnie and Colin.
NOAA says of the 14 to 20, 8 to 12 could be hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or higher. Of the 14 to 20, four to six could be major hurricanes, Category 3 or higher, with winds of 111 mph or more.
Thus far, eight named storms and five hurricanes have formed in 2010. Two of the five, Danielle and Earl, were major hurricanes.
