From LC
But then again, most -ENSO years are going to surprise you with cases of super-intense storms and widespread/numerous output of late season tropical cyclones. I will stand by my original call of 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major storms. The current roster of developed warm-core cyclonic circulations is 6 named, 4 hurricanes, and 1 major. I emphasize a long-lasting season with clustering between now and Halloween. There is still a threat for a high-impact system affecting the entire Eastern Seaboard between September 30 and October 15. Most schemes show a broad, but negative-tilt trough complex over the eastern half of North America, with a weakness across the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida Peninsula. This plays into the linear wave progression that has linked with the remnants of Francine and a disturbed area below South Carolina. I also should mention that the subtropical westerlies in the Pacific Basin have only advanced to just past the International Dateline; the earliest these winds could reach the middle of the equatorial Atlantic Basin would be in about a month. Lastly, La Nina is approaching the moderate strength range in sector 3.4, while the entire field of warm waters between the Americas and the Cape Verde Islands is much warmer than normal. All of this should tell you that the useful malaprop "It ain't over 'til it's over" applies here. Give it time, folks. But next time, I would advise not throwing "record numbers" out like candy.