Predict Above-Average Season for the Atlantic Max Mayfield, the newly appointed director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, faces a challenging year, according to hurricane forecasters.
Scientists predict a rough season of hurricanes ahead.
The same conditions prevailed last year, he noted, producing several destructive storms including Floyd, which inundated much of North Carolina. What really counts is where they make landfall and how strong they are. Like a football team that had a couple rough games the year before, the nation's weather forecasters are facing the upcoming hurricane season with a new quarterback, new equipment and an improving record. The official hurricane season gets under way June 1. Forecasters Have New Equipment Mayfield, who was named last week to replace Jerry Jarrell, will have a new eye in the sky to help him quarterback the forecast team.