HUGO team releases 'below normal' hurricane outlook for 2015 (Pdf)

CONWAY, S.C. –  The Hurricane Genesis & Outlook (HUGO) Project at Coastal Carolina University anticipates a “below normal” hurricane season for 2015, according to its extended range forecast for the North Atlantic calculated in mid-April.
According to the HUGO outlook (detailed in the table below), the most likely scenario is that no hurricanes will make landfall on either the U.S. East Coast or the U.S. Gulf Coast during the 2015 hurricane season (June 1 to Nov. 30); the second most likely scenario is that one hurricane will make landfall on either the U.S. East Coast or the Gulf Coast; and the third most likely possibility is that one hurricane each will make landfall on the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf Coast.
The outlook predicts that there will be a range of 7 to 10 (with 8 most likely) named tropical storms, 3 to 6 (with 4 most likely) hurricanes and 1 to 2 (with 2 most likely) major hurricanes this season. Updated outlooks will be released during the hurricane season in June, July and August 2015; as more observational climate data become available.
(See the complete news release in the pdf)