Second hurricane forecast also calls for below-average activity

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The second early forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is out, and it pretty much falls into line with the one issued some two weeks ago. This latest outlook, from Colorado State University’s Tropical Cyclones, Radar, Atmospheric Modeling and Software team, released on Thursday, April 9, calls for slightly below-average activity compared with a typical year. The Colorado State University’s forecast calls for 13 named storms, including six hurri