On 9th April 2015 Climatologists Philip J Klotzbach and William Gray from Colorado State University (CSU) issued their forecast for the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
According to their predication, the 2015 Atlantic basin hurricane season will be “one of the least active seasons since the middle of the 20th century.” They are making this prediction based on a “combination of a moderate-strength El Nino and a relatively cool tropical Atlantic which would keep hurricane activity low.”
The CSU forecasters predicts that the 2015 Hurricane Season will only have seven (7) named storms, three (3) Hurricanes of which one (1) will be a Major Hurricane.
Despite the forecast for a below-average hurricane season residences of the Turks and Caicos Islands are reminded that it only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season for them.
Therefore the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies encourages all residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands to prepare the same for every season, regardless of how much activity is predicted. Residents are reminded that they are not to become complacent as a result of the forecast, but instead should maintain a state of readiness at all times. This is imperative if the country is to become resilient to disaster impacts.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected to release its 2015 Hurricane Predictions in May.