Hurricane season officially kicked off June 1 and runs thru Nov 30. NOAA National Weather Service forecasters are predicting above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin for 2025 with a range of 13 to 19 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 6-10 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3-5 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). NOAA has a 70% confidence in these ranges.
The Atlantic season is expected to be above normal – due to a confluence of factors, including continued ENSO-neutral conditions, warmer than average ocean temperatures, forecasts for weak wind shear, and the potential for higher activity from the West African Monsoon, a primary starting point for Atlantic hurricanes. All of these elements tend to favor tropical storm formation.
The Pacific has a 30% chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity for their Hurricane Season. In terms of storm numbers, the forecast calls for 1-4 tropical cyclones across the central Pacific, which is located north of the equator between 140°W and the International Date Line. A near-normal season has 4 or 5 tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclones include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.
This blog will be updated often with various 2025 storm news and updates in the body and in the comments below.
And sometimes we delete comments so visitors don't have to read through too many comments about a system that is done.
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Updates as of 2-Jun-2025 2p ET:
In the ATLANTIC / GULF / CARIBBEAN:
The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring an area off of the coast of South Carolina.
Right now, it's a low-end chance of development but worth keeping tabs on
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In the PACIFIC:
Alvin has already come and gone in the Pacific, but officials are watching an area of low pressure that is forecast to form offshore of the coast of southern Mexico during the middle to late portions of this week. Environmental conditions are expected to be marginally conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend as it moves generally W to WNW around 10 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.
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Hurricane season runs thru 30-November so check back here for updates on various storms or at Hurricanes.gov and again - download and please share our 68-pg portion of USFRA Family Preparedness guide (in PDF) with tips on preparing for hurricanes, floods, evacuations, assembling kits, making a family plan & more. (And purchases of the full 288-page ebook (only $5) benefit USFRA!)
Stay safe ~ j & B