# Early look at the 2011 Hurricane Season

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/early-look-at-the-2011-hurricane-season/5487>\
**Category:** Marine Weather\
**Created:** [April 7, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/early-look-at-the-2011-hurricane-season/5487 "2011-04-07T09:47:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/early-look-at-the-2011-hurricane-season/5487/1 "2011-04-07T09:47:16Z")

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Philip Klotzbach and William Gray from the Colorado State University have issued their April extended range forecast for the North Atlantic 2011 hurricane season. They continue to forecast a well above normal season with a total of 16 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. By comparison, 2010 saw 19 named storms while the average year sees about 9 or 10 named storms The risk for at least one major (cat. 3-5) hurricane making landfall in the US is forecast to be 72% during 2011 vs. 52% during an average year.

[Read More](http://oceanweatherservices.com/blog/2011/04/07/early-look-at-2001-hurricane-season/)