I told you it was the time of year hurricane forecasts get revised. From Colorado State, via the news wires, comes this story:
In its August forecast update, the Colorado State University team formed by researcher William Gray said the June to November season would produce seven, not nine, hurricanes and that three of those would be “intense,” down from five in the earlier forecast.
It predicted 15 tropical storms, down from a May forecast of 17.[.]
The forecast was lowered in part because tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are not quite as warm as expected and eastern Pacific waters are warming, the researchers said in a statement.