One question I get asked every hurricane season is where we expect the storms to move this year. It’s not an easy question to answer because it depends on both large-scale weather patterns like the position of the Bermuda high and short-term weather systems like the current jet stream and frontal pattern, since those help direct the storm once it is formed. Here is an article from the Miami Herald that discusses how these forecasts have changed over time and why it is still difficult to provide any useful information. The best we can do now is to prepare for the season in advance and then work quickly to batten things down once a storm is headed your way.
