Colorado State University releases first 2023 hurricane forecast

Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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FILE Photo of weather conditions Hurricane Irma in 2017. Credit: WINK News.

On Thursday, Colorado State University released its first forecast for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

Forecast parametersCSU forecast for 2023Average for 1991-2020
Named storms1314.4
Named storm days5569.4
Hurricanes67.2
Hurricane days2527
Major hurricanes23.2
Major hurricane days57.4
Accumulated cyclone energy*100123
*A measure of a named storm’s potential for wind and storm surge destruction defined as the sum of the square of a named storm’s maximum wind speed (in 104 knots2) for each 6-hour period of its existence.

If CSU’s forecast is accurate, 2023’s season would be quieter than usual.

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