In an updated prediction, a weather forecasting operation said that they foresee a hurricane season with less storm activity .
WSI, which issues the GC ForeCat product with Guy Carpenter, said it now predicts that 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two intense hurricanes will develop this year.
The company said the latest numbers are lower than those in its December forecast, which predicted 13 named storms, seven hurricanes and three intense hurricanes.
Its reduction in the storm prediction is due to cooler sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and a fading La Nina event in the eastern Pacific, WSI said.
WSI said its new forecast numbers are relatively close to the long-term average (1950-2008) of 9.8 named storms, six hurricanes and 2.5 intense hurricanes.
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