So far in the 2005 Hurricane season we appear to be on track to beat the NOAA Scientific Predictions and Weather Forecasts. This year up until Hurricane Rita we have had 17 Named Storms. Only two were topical depressions the rest were either Tropical Storms or Full-on Hurricanes. In fact two Hurricanes; Both Katrina and Rita, reached Category V and now go down in the record books as the fourth and fifth most powerful Hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.

The weather predictors originally believed their could be up to 13 named storms this Hurricane Season, they then up graded that when Hurricane Season got a two-week head start on us. Now they are predicting 18-21 named storms in the Atlantic this Hurricane Season, however we are only four storms away and still have a month and a half left to go in the season. What Hurricane Names are Left? The only names left now are;

Stan

Tammy

Vince

Wilma

There is a good possibility we will have used up two of those before we hit October? One or both may even become a Hurricane? The upgraded forecasts are for there to be Hurricanes to 18-21 Tropical Named Storms, with 9 to 11 Hurricanes and of those Hurricanes 5-7 would be Category III or higher. They predicted a double the normal amount of named storms for the 2005 Hurricane. Soon we will be out of names and go to the Greek Alphabet; Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc. You can bet that the Weather Scientists are watching closely as this 2005 Hurricane Season shatters all records from past periods. Think on this.