Many surf zone fatalities occur when distant hurricanes send swells to shore that create dangerous conditions at the coast, ...

We are concerned about early season development." He added: "Climatology tells us western Florida is at risk early in the season, and up into the Carolinas." More hurricane forecasts are likely to be ...

New rip current risk map will highlight dangerous conditions stemming from hurricanes Due to an increase in surf and rip current fatalities in the United States, the NHC will provide current risk ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 58 °F (14.4 °C). Sunny with a high of 92 °F (33.3 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph ...

Klotzbach presented on Tuesday at the National Hurricane Conference where he said pressure correlates better with hurricane damage than wind – which is what the Saffir-Simpson Scale identifies.

So far, there are a lot more moving pieces evident for this upcoming tropical Atlantic hurricane season than years before.

Rip current risk map According to the NHC, during the past decade, there has been an increase in rip current fatalities in the United States, many of which occur from swells of distant hurricanes.

A map from AccuWeather shows ... He added: "Climatology tells us western Florida is at risk early in the season, and up into the Carolinas." More hurricane forecasts are likely to be made in ...