An extra-busy hurricane season may be particularly unwelcome this year, but a major weather forecasting service on Thursday announced an upward revision of its already pessimistic forecast.
AccuWeather said it now expects up to 11 hurricanes this season, including up to four major hurricanes.
The organization has previously predicted seven to nine hurricanes. Although the lower range of the forecast held steady at seven, the organization increased the upper range to 11.
AccuWeather also increased the predicted number of major hurricanes, those with wind speeds of at least 111 mph. The previous prediction called for two to four major hurricanes.