How many named systems will form in August?

[ninel conde]

i went with 2. with pressures so high in the sub tropics we wont get anything developing there. dry air is dominating the deep tropics.

[CYCLONE MIKE]

And throw in high shear along the gulf and Atlantic coasts due to weekly fronts and troughs and that will keep the chances if homebrew down to a minimum as well.

[ninel conde]

Going with four. Three will be weak/moderate storms just like Chantal and Dorian and one will probably make it to hurricane. Not buying into the hype this year. East coast trough looks like its here to stay along with fronts still coming down and making it all the way down to the gulf. Conditions just aren't there this year, much like last.

makes sense. my concern is the dry air thats been around for several seasons now.

[amawea]

i went with 2. with pressures so high in the sub tropics we wont get anything developing there. dry air is dominating the deep tropics.

This is my thinking as well. I votes 2.

[Caribwxgirl]

I voted 3.

[tolakram]

I voted 3.

Welcome to the club! I was all by myself at 3.

[Siker]

Went with six.

[Ellsey]

I picked 5. One for each week plus an extra one thrown in for good measure. No actual reasoning behind it other than I liked that scheme. Ahaha.

[RainbowAppleJackDash]

I went with 9, in line with my overall season numbers. 3 major hurricanes out of that.

Going with four. Three will be weak/moderate storms just like Chantal and Dorian and one will probably make it to hurricane. Not buying into the hype this year. East coast trough looks like its here to stay along with fronts still coming down and making it all the way down to the gulf. Conditions just aren't there this year, much like last.

I'll take a page from RainbowAppleJackDash, you must be KIDDING right? O_O .

Hehehe, thank you very much!

[TropicalAnalystwx13]

Cinco.

[Hurricane Alexis]

I went with 7 because the upcoming MJO will improve conditions in the deep tropics and I think that strong waves like the one that led to Dorian will be rolling off Africa more frequently.

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[abajan]

I voted for four. For some reason I think the real activity will kick in late in the season.

[StormClouds63]

3 named systems ... 2 of which will reach hurricane status.

[CYCLONE MIKE]

I would like to change my vote to three. Really want to say two but think another weak short lived Dorian type storm will pop up and give us three.

[cycloneye]

Those who have not voted in the poll have until Wednesday at 3:20 PM EDT when it close. Good voting so far among the options.

[HurricaneDREW92]

Four.

[ozonepete]

I'm going with 5 Luis. I got killed on July.

[Hammy]

going with three, and no hurricanes. Don't quite know why but I have a gut feeling we'll have an August similar to 2001.

[cycloneye]

Poll closes at 3:20 PM EDT. Hurry up those who have not voted.

[tolakram]

I am tempted to bump mine up to 4, but staying at 3. I think all 3 storms will be hurricanes, but it may be in the last half of August.