The latest Hurricane Forecast (released Wed 2 Jun 2010), from the Gray/Klotzbach Team, calls for a “very active” season and has now been increased to 18 named Storms (Tropical Storm strength or greater), with 10 of those becoming Hurricanes and five of those major Hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with top sustained winds of at least 111 mph).

This increase in the number of forecast storms is due to rapidly diminishing El Nino effect and much higher than normal Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures.

Additionally, the Gray/Klotzbach Team estimated a probability of 65% for at least one major hurricane to travel through the Caribbean – the norm to date has been 42%. Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday 1^st June marks the commencement of the 2010 Hurricane Season – many experts are predicting an intense season for the Atlantic and Caribbean Basin.

Are your Company and Staff truly ready – has a degree of either, complacency set in or, given the pressing financial climes – perhaps some cost-cutting has been applied to crucial mitigation measures and plans?

If you have a Hurricane Plan – has it been updated from “Lessons Learned” and have you performed a drill/exercise to refresh the memories of Key Players?

In the worst case, like some Companies – unfortunately – you may NOT even have an appropriate Hurricane Plan. Read the rest of this entry »