TROPICS: There is an area of disturbed weather southwest of Bermuda, extending to east of the Bahamas. This system has a very small chance of acquiring some subtropical characteristics over the next couple of days. The system is drifting slowly southward.
TROPICAL TOTE BOARD: If everything stops right where it is, the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season will rank as one of the busiest in history in some regards.
In terms of the number of named storms (17), it will rank 7th.
It has not been a busy one in terms of hurricanes, with the six that have occurred only good enough to tie it for 46th on the ranking since 1851.
The number of major hurricanes is tied for 26th.
A good indicator of the season’s activity is the Accumulated Cyclone Energy index. It current stands at 120, which is good enough for 34th place. The 30-year average for ACE is considered to around 103.
2005 stands as the Mother of all Atlantic Hurricane Seasons in most regards with an ACE of 248, 28 named storms, 15 hurricanes and 7 major hurricanes, all of which are high water marks for the basin.
