HURRICANE SEASON 2010 FORECAST

Meteorologist and Hurricane Forecasters are calling for a much more active 2010 season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline.
"This year has the chance to be an extreme season," say forecasters. "It is certainly much more like 2008 than 2009 as far as the overall threat to the United States' East and Gulf coasts."

Meteorologists are forecasting seven landfalls. Five will be hurricanes, and two or three of the hurricanes will be major landfalls for the U.S.

They are calling for 16 to 18 tropical storms in total, 15 of which would be in the western Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico, and therefore a threat to land.  In a typical season, there are about 11 named storms, of which two to three impact the coast of the United States.

There are a number of physical drivers that have meteorologists concerned for this upcoming hurricane season. These include:

--The rapidly weakening El Niño.
--Warmer ocean temperatures in the typical Atlantic tropical breeding grounds compared to last year (tropical storms draw energy from warm water).
--Weakening trade winds which reduce the amount of dry air injected into the tropics from Africa.
--Higher humidity levels which provide additional upward motion in the air and fuel tropical storm development.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and continues through November 30. These dates were selected because 97 percent of hurricane activity occurs during this six-month period.

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Brrrr...ing it on!!!

The arctic front that plowed through this morning will drop temperatures to the mid 30's Thursday afternoon with the wind chill at about 6 degrees. The wind chill could drop to -7 on Friday morning.

Southeast Texans should prepare for a prolonged hard freeze lasting about 60 hours, but there won't be any ice or snow, according to local meteorologists.

We reached our high for today at about 7am this morning of 52 degrees. The temperature will continue to drop to the mid-lower 30's Thursday afternoon and evening.

Low temperatures Friday morning will be in the lower 20's with lows Saturday and Sunday mornings in the upper teens. Highs will be in the 30's Friday and Saturday. The hard freeze will continue through Sunday morning with highs reaching the the mid 40's Sunday afternoon.

The prolonged freezing temperatures will pose a threat to exposed pipes. You should wrap any exposed pipes, bring pets inside, and take precautions to cover your plants and protect them from the cold.

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Wind Chill could dip to 0 or below!

01/06/2010

An Arctic front is approaching Southeast Texas and combined with the wind, it could create wind chills near 0 or below Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Southeast Texans should prepare for a prolonged hard freeze lasting about 60 hours, but no ice or snow is expected, according to local news stations.

There's about an 80% chance of light rain or drizzle beginning after midnight Thursday. Heavier rain will accompany the arrival of the Arctic front Thursday morning. However, the rain will end before temperatures drop to freezing or below.

Thursday's high will be in in the low 50's, but that will occur in the morning. The temperature will continue to drop to the mid 30's Thursday afternoon.

Low temperatures Friday morning will be in the lower 20's with lows Saturday and Sunday mornings in the upper teens. Highs will be in the 30's Friday and Saturday. The hard freeze will continue through Sunday morning with highs reaching the the mid 40's Sunday afternoon.

The prolonged freezing temperatures will pose a threat to exposed pipes. You should wrap any exposed pipes, bring pets inside, and take precautions to cover your plants and protect them from the cold.