Forum:2019 Atlantic hurricane season

Future start
We're going to make the 2019 forum slightly ahead of time, but we already have the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific betting pools up, with some slight changes. In any instance, this year is using list 5, the one Atlantic naming list that has never gone one single season of usage without having at least 1 retired name since the modern naming lists since 1979, and has the most retired names from any 1979-today naming list, with 13. My personal predictions are 15-21 named storms, 7-12 hurricanes, 4-6 major hurricanes, and maybe a category 5 or two. I doubt the El Nino we saw rise up last year will last long or that strongly into 2019, not to want a bad season, but it's very possible. Ryan1000 03:52, November 20, 2018 (UTC)
 * I also think the El Nino won't last as long, but I do think it will last around February or March, and then a warm neutral for most of the season. However, I also believe El Nino effects will linger int he Atlantic for most of the season, i.e., strong upper-wind shear. With that being said, I think the 2019 AHS will be near-neutral season with 12-15 named storms, 5-7 hurricanes, and 1-2 major hurricanes. I don't expect a C5 this upcoming season, but I do expect 1 retired name, maybe even no names being retired.  ~ Roy25     Happy Thanksgiving Day!!!  |  🦃     23:09, November 22, 2018 (UTC)


 * While I personally think the name list has no correlation to the upcoming season, I just hope it has at least one major hurricane, lol. I think 2019 will be slightly below to near average. -  PORY GONAL  13:18, November 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun!  Sandy 156   :)  04:06, June 1, 2019 (UTC)

Hall of Fame 2019
Since it's officially 2019, this year's hall of fame is now open for voting, if anyone wants to do it. Ryan1000 12:34, January 1, 2019 (UTC)

AOI: Eastern Caribbean Sea
An AOI appears in the Caribbean Sea, at 10/20 as it moves northwestward toward the island of Hispaniola.  Sandy 156   :)  17:52, July 28, 2019 (UTC)

95L.INVEST
Now invested as 95L according to Tropical Tibits.  Sandy 156   :)  18:28, July 28, 2019 (UTC)
 * Land interaction is inhibiting it and environmental conditions are not expected to be particularly conducive until it reaches the Florida Straits, so we shouldn't see much from this in the short term. However this could be one to watch in the very long run. Chantal might come in early August (or even by the end of July if we're lucky) from this. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  20:08, July 28, 2019 (UTC)
 * Chances decreased to 0/10, but can still form into next week or so, if possible.  Sandy 156   :)  00:13, July 30, 2019 (UTC)

No longer in Tropical Tidbits' invests section, but still 0/10 on NHC's TWO, Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 20:11, July 31, 2019 (UTC)
 * Finally off the TWO. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 11:10, August 2, 2019 (UTC)

AOI: Near Africa
Although it's not on the TWO yet, Dr. Masters made a blog post discussing the probability for the development of an AOI that just moved off the coast of Africa and Cape Verde, and this signifies Cape Verde season is about to head up. Keep your eyes out...this might become something down the road. Ryan1000 01:51, July 29, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now on the TWO with 0/20.  Sandy 156   :)  00:13, July 30, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now increased to near 0/40.  Sandy 156   :)  00:15, July 31, 2019 (UTC)
 * This system is getting a bit concerning. This could be one to watch in the long run if it doesn't fall victim to any shear around the Eastern Caribbean. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  00:18, July 31, 2019 (UTC)
 * 0/60 now. It seems that the Atlantic is waking up too. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 20:09, July 31, 2019 (UTC)

The new GFS takes this to Newfoundland as a hurricane eventually, but the Euro doesn't develop this too much. Still a long ways to go before we can tell if anything big will happen with this. Ryan1000 21:23, July 31, 2019 (UTC)
 * 0/70, this might have a chance of becoming Chantal soon.  Sandy 156   :)  02:38, August 1, 2019 (UTC)

It'll probably become Chantal...also, I included 95L in August in case it develops in the month, but otherwise, archived the rest of the stuff above it. Ryan1000 03:02, August 1, 2019 (UTC)

96L.INVEST
10/70. This is a system to watch out for. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 09:24, August 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * Increased to 20/70.  Sandy 156   :)  16:48, August 1, 2019 (UTC)

NHC says conditions will become unfavorable after it passes the upper Antilles, so this might only become a short-lived Chantal if it becomes a named storm. Ryan1000 18:50, August 1, 2019 (UTC)
 * Down to 20/50. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 11:10, August 2, 2019 (UTC)
 * 20/40, this is unlikely to form now.  Sandy 156   :)  17:56, August 2, 2019 (UTC)
 * Further down to 20/30. Seems that all NHem basins are sub-par this year. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 12:36, August 3, 2019 (UTC)

It's still early August though, we have a lot of hurricane season left. Last year didn't have Florence until September, a month from now, 2017 didn't have Harvey until two weeks from now, and 2016 didn't get Matthew until October. Though it doesn't seem that this year will be as active right now, people shouldn't let their guard down. Ryan1000 14:34, August 3, 2019 (UTC)
 * Will we get a hurricane like these picture perfect types  this year? I really hope so. MargeSimpson420 (talk) 14:53, August 3, 2019 (UTC)

Keep things on topic please. Anyways, this won't become much of anything at this point, chances down to 20/20 and unfavorable conditions will set in soon. Ryan1000 22:10, August 3, 2019 (UTC)


 * 10/10, will likely dissipate soon. Ryan1000 15:40, August 4, 2019 (UTC)

And now near 0%. See ya. Ryan1000 20:23, August 4, 2019 (UTC)
 * Sadly this failed to develop. Chantal's taking a while to show up! Maybe by the middle of the month we'll finally see her. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  14:54, August 5, 2019 (UTC)

Inactivity Break
an active af season expected from the noaa as a spanking new prediction report came out today. 10-17 lil' minions gonna be unleashed in your back garden. am thinking the most intense storms would be from the letters f-h this season. a category 4 fish storm is likely, imo. MargeSimpson420 (talk) 18:35, August 8, 2019 (UTC)


 * The Atlantic is really sleeping right now. At this rate, it might not be until almost the end of the month that Chantal finally comes. I just don't see this season being that active anymore, it would take a miracle late August/September explosion to see a very active season this year. We will probably only end at the I-L names this year to be honest. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:37, August 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * the charts say that the mjo phase will become more favorable, a cckw will push in, giving an abrupt sharp spike in activity. it's the dry sinking air promoted by a bad mjo phase. the season will likely end at about l-n. MargeSimpson420 (talk) 19:43, August 12, 2019 (UTC)

Dr. Master's latest blog post says that there's a lot of dry air from the SAL over much of the tropical Atlantic, which is why the Atlantic is quiet for now, but a CCKW and the MJO will probably come into the basin by late August or September, and by then the basin will probably kick up a bit. Also, there's a possibility that a stalled frontal boundary could spawn a storm in the northern gulf next week, similar to how Barry formed. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that this season could spike in activity later on, or produce a notable storm or two. Ryan1000 12:18, August 13, 2019 (UTC)
 * Alright, I now think Chantal is possible in the next couple weeks, although it will probably come after my birthday from either the frontal boundary or a tropical wave once the CCKW and MJO moves in. If nothing forms by August 24, this year will have the latest "C" named storm since 1992, surpassing 2014. However I think Chantal this year will come at a similar time as Cristobal in 2014. Correcting my previous comment, if we get an explosion late this month into September, reaching the L-N names is a distinct possibility, although I think we will end around Karen. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  20:21, August 13, 2019 (UTC)
 * Aw, man. Rebekah will have to wait ANOTHER six years. :( Beatissima (talk) 01:54, August 14, 2019 (UTC)

We might not get all the way to Rebekah this year, but we still have quite a bit of time left in the season, and if we get a sizeable pulse of the Madden-Julian Oscillation later in the month or September as Dr. Masters suggested, we could be in for something later on. Ryan1000 04:34, August 14, 2019 (UTC)

AOI: Over Florida
Finally, the ATL has got an area of interest now over Florida moving towards the northeast. It's at 10/20 rn.  Sandy 156   :)  00:17, August 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * The wait has been killing us. Only 10/20 might not seem so convincing for development. But please become Chantal 🤗 ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:22, August 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * Down to 10/10, at this rate we could have the latest "C" named storm since 1992... ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:09, August 17, 2019 (UTC)

97L.INVEST
It has been invested, hopefully we see something! ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:56, August 17, 2019 (UTC)
 * Up to 30/30, maybe there is a good chance of Chantal. It's got until Tuesday to develop. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  06:31, August 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * Back down to 20/20... ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  19:06, August 18, 2019 (UTC)
 * And down to 10/10. Beatissima (talk) 00:35, August 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * Could we PLEASE get Chantal already? The chances for this one are diminishing and it'll have to pull a surprise tomorrow to become a TD or named TS. At this rate we could see a stormless August for the first time since 1997... The basin seems really hopeless for development in the near future. What a bust the Atlantic is this year... Might become the worst year I've ever tracked, and that would be saying something. Even 2013 was ahead in named storms at this point, and it looks likely 2019 will surpass 2014 for the latest "C" named storm of the century. ~  Steve 🎂   It's my  B-DAY!  🎉  06:34, August 19, 2019 (UTC)
 * I guess it's merciful that Hurricane Alley is getting a little break from overactive storm seasons. Even if it's only for a half-season and things pick up again next month. Beatissima (talk) 01:10, August 20, 2019 (UTC)

Spiked up to 40/40. Beatissima (talk) 23:56, August 20, 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow, this could actually become Chantal... ~  Steve 🎂   It's my  B-DAY!  🎉  01:53, August 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * Chances raised to 100, finally Chantal's coming after more than a month long wait.  Sandy 156   :)  02:11, August 21, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Chantal
Wtf, this caught me by surprise! We got Chantal, NHC's initiating advisories now. ~  Steve 🎂   It's my  B-DAY!  🎉  02:35, August 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, it's safe to say that Chantal surprised you on your birthday. The Atlantic finally came back to life. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 02:59, August 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * Chantal's a nice birthday present for sure. ~  Steve 🎂   It's my  B-DAY!  🎉  03:17, August 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * WHAAAAAAAAAT???? I had fully written this thing off as a bust, and all of a sudden it turns into Chantal? Kind of feels like Emily from two years ago. Oh and happy birthday Steve! Send Help Please  (talk) 03:33, August 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * Same, this is such a shocking surprise! :O And thanks! ~  Steve 🎂   It's my  B-DAY!  🎉  03:40, August 21, 2019 (UTC)

Apparently this is also the second-latest date for the third named storm of the season of the 21st century thus far, behind Cristobal of 2014 which formed on August 23, and this Chantal formed only 6 days later than the 2001 Chantal. It probably won't do much over the north Atlantic, but I will say, I did not expect this to form. Ryan1000 03:55, August 21, 2019 (UTC)


 * I hadn’t even checked the NHC site in a couple of days because I thought everything was just dead, and now, boom. Chantal coming out of nowhere. Leeboy100 Hello! 06:06, August 21, 2019 (UTC)


 * Wow, this thing I never thought would form in the beginning became a named storm before that invest in the EPAC did! I expect this to be weak, though (watch this thing become a hurricane, okay I'm joking). TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ My name retirement chances out now! 12:16, August 21, 2019 (UTC)


 * This is probably never going to surpass 45 or even 40 mph. While I'm glad to see a named storm this month, it's unfortunately on the failure TS side. ~  Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:02, August 21, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression Chantal
Never made it past 40 mph.-- <font face="Courier New">Isaac829 <font face="Courier New">E-Mail  08:06, August 22, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now on its last legs. Chantal is seriously playing with our emotions. First it rapidly organized to become Chantal, making us excited that there's finally a named storm in the Atlantic, and then she had to peak at the bare minimum and weaken afterwards, trolling us all. Chantfail didn't even try after being named. >:( I know conditions for Chantal weren't particularly conducive but hopefully Dorian is something better. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:17, August 22, 2019 (UTC)
 * Apparently she's still kicking. Beatissima (talk) 22:40, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow, Chantal still holding on and struggling to survive, which will succumb to stay alive much longer mostly likely in the next advisory or two.  Sandy 156   :)  23:35, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm surprised Chantal is still alive but it's barely hanging on. Might be post-tropical/remnants by tonight though, or tomorrow morning at latest. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  23:51, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * It would be fun if Chantal later transitioned back to into tropical/sub-tropical system and kept going and going like Leslie. Beatissima (talk) 00:29, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Post-Tropical Cyclone Chantal
See you in 2025, Chantal! Beatissima (talk) 02:42, August 24, 2019 (UTC)
 * Bye Chantal, thank you for waking up the Atlantic!  Sandy 156   :)  03:13, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫. 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 【﻿ｘａｎｎｙ６９】 (talk) 23:26, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

AOI: Near Bahamas
On the outlook at 0/20. Can this become Dorian? ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:02, August 21, 2019 (UTC)
 * Up to 10/30, I think this'll become Dorian. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:18, August 22, 2019 (UTC)

98L.INVEST
Invested and at 30/60. Expected to move over Florida over the next day or two before recurving northeast and out to sea. It might become Dorian on the way. Ryan1000 11:41, August 23, 2019 (UTC)

Now 40/70. I have a feeling this'll become either Tropical Depression Five or Dorian. TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ My name retirement chances out now! 11:57, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * 70/90! No Chantal until the back half of August, and now it looks like between this and 99L we might clear Erin before the end of the month. Reminds me of how 2010 started quiet (Alex notwithstanding) and then exploded after Danielle formed right around the same time Chantal did this year. --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 19:20, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * Also 12z UKMET makes this a 940 mbar Category 3 or 4 at around 40N on its way out to sea... is future Dorian determined to make up for his dud debut from 2013? --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 23:31, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow the Atlantic is starting to explode. Looking like a race between this and 99L for Dorian. I hope it becomes strong as long as it's out to sea. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  23:54, August 23, 2019 (UTC)

Still 70/90. Unless 90L organizes faster than this one, this system will become either PTC 6 or TD 6, and will most likely become Erin. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 21:50, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞? 【﻿ｘａｎｎｙ６９】 (talk) 23:27, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

99L.INVEST
I don't see this anywhere on the NHC's TWO, even on the 5-day outlook, but Tropical Tidbits says there's another invest in the central Atlantic between the Antilles and Africa, and it's expected to become a hurricane as it nears the upper Antilles by the initial model forecasts...this might become Erin if 98L gets to Dorian. Ryan1000 11:44, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * It looks like the Atlantic is finally waking up... TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ My name retirement chances out now! 11:58, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * Now on the TWO. 10/20 as of the moment. Anonymous 2.0 (talk) 14:40, August 23, 2019 (UTC)

The initial intensity guidance for this AOI still takes it to category 2-3 intensity in 5 days...but the initial GFS runs are much more conservative on intensity, making it only a weak tropical storm as it moves past the upper Antilles, PR, and the DR. Hopefully the latter ends up being more accurate. Ryan1000 15:32, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * 40/50. --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 19:21, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * 60/70, we could see Erin by next week.  Sandy 156   :)  23:48, August 23, 2019 (UTC)
 * Ok this thing exploded out of nowhere. After thinking this month would end with barely anything forming before Chantal came, we could now be up to Erin in the next couple days! I hope it's not a major long-term threat. Models on Tropical Tidbits take this into the Lesser and Greater Antilles and then it could threaten the U.S. Stay tuned... ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  00:00, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Well, this escalated quickly. Beatissima (talk) 00:01, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Depression Five
Now a tropical depression by the NHC and is expected to be an 85 mph hurricane in five days. TheChosenWizard \I like weather/ \Contributions/ My name retirement chances out now! 15:19, August 24, 2019 (UTC)
 * This system does not look good in the long run. Its forecast track for the first advisories seem oddly similar to Maria '17. Although I don't think it'll get nearly as strong as Maria did in the eastern Caribbean, this still very much bears watching. I just have a feeling inside me that this (future-Dorian) might be something significant in the future. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:04, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Dorian
And here’s Dorian! Leeboy100 Hello! 21:07, August 24, 2019 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) 35 kts/1008 mbar and the NHC notes that the organization of the inner core has significantly improved... I have a sneaking suspicion that this might RI, but I hope I'm wrong. At least Dorian getting retired would pave the way for Dylan to take its place, I guess? :/ --Dylan (HurricaneMaker99) 21:09, August 24, 2019 (UTC)


 * Yeah, looking at the forecast track, I’m starting to get a bad feeling about Dorian as well. The NHC already forecasts Dorian to hit the Caribbean islands as a hurricane. Dorian, please behave. Leeboy100 Hello! 21:12, August 24, 2019 (UTC)


 * This has been organizing pretty quickly and I have a bad feeling as well. Is it gonna RI? Hopefully not but it's not out of the question. If it pulls off RI, the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola could be in serious danger. Too soon to know if it'll be significant when it approaches the U.S. mainland, but this is looking scary in the long run. Stay tuned. Lol Dylan, it would be funny if Dylan took the place of this storm if it's retired. I wish that someday a male "S" name is retired and replaced by Steve or Steven. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  21:45, August 24, 2019 (UTC)


 * 𝐰𝐨𝐰, 𝐝𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧' 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐛𝐨𝐢. 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬. 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐥, 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝟐, 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭. 【﻿ｘａｎｎｙ６９】 (talk) 23:22, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

90L.INVEST
This one just popped up, but is likely to move inland before development. 10/10. Beatissima (talk) 16:59, August 24, 2019 (UTC)
 * What a waste of an invest, it won’t even form unless it unexpectedly develops inland.  Sandy 156   :)  17:35, August 24, 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it has very limited time to become anything. Unless it explodes offshore, a TD is out of the cards. ~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  18:05, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

𝐝𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐚 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟. 【﻿ｘａｎｎｙ６９】 (talk) 23:24, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Steve's retirements & other things
Explanations of tabs:
 * Main: Lists retirement chances and grades for all storms.
 * In summary...: Categorizes all named storms based on how likely they are to be retired.
 * Replacement Names: Every storm listed as "Might Either Stay, Or Be Retired" or higher on the previous tab each gets a top 10 list of my favorite replacement names that the NHC may choose.
 * How Far Will This Season Go?: An outlook for the future of the season. Lists what names may be used in the future, and gives percentages of how likely those names will be used this year. Also gives a background for what to expect this year.

Main= Below the storms, you will find a list of all colors used and explanations for things that I did.

Potential tropical cyclones (PTCs) not included.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Andrea : <font color="#AAA">~0%, <font color="#A00">F- - Continued the streak of pre-season storms. However, this was an epic failure, and never became fully tropical. A waste of a name if you ask me. The pre-season formation is the only thing that saved it from receiving the "Z" grade.
 * <font color="#FF5">Barry : <font color="#0A5">22%, <font color="#AF0">C - A very small chance of retirement due to the flooding it caused in and around Louisiana. Current damage total of >$600 million shouldn't be enough for the U.S. to retire the name, since they usually retire storms that cause more than a billion in damage. But impacts aside, at least we saw an early first hurricane.
 * <font color="#5ebaff">Three : <font color="#AAA">N/A, <font color="#500">Z - If you blinked, you missed it. Incredibly short-lived failure that brought only showers to the Bahamas and Florida.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Chantal : <font color="#AAA">~0%, <font color="#F00">F - Harmless weak tropical storm. Gets a bit of grading credit for forming unexpectedly out of the blue and lasting a few days, but still a very weak system that never surpassed 40 mph/1009 mb.
 * <font color="#00faf4">Dorian : <font color="#AAA">N/A, <font color="#100">TBA - Currently active. The retirement percentage and grading will be released or become official when this storm dissipates.

Intensity colors: <font color="#5ebaff">TD, <font color="#00faf4">TS , <font color="#FF5">C1 , <font color="#FD5">C2 , <font color="#FB5">C3 , <font color="#F85">C4 , <font color="#F55">C5 (160-180 mph) , <font color="#905">185+ mph

Based on SSHWS color coding as used on Wikipedia and other sites, and colors the names of the cyclones above. The colors were slightly adjusted so that "C1" would be easier to see on a white background. Special dark red/purplish color gives recognition for the most powerful of the powerful storms. TDs are still included for grading only, even though they can’t be retired (except in areas like PAGASA). TC names have special formatting depending on retirement chance. For 0 to 24%, they are bolded just like how the color codings appear. For 25% to 49%, they are also italicized. For 50% to 74%, they are bolded, italicized, and underlined. Lastly, for 75% to 100%, the names are BOLDED, ITALICIZED, UNDERLINED, AND IN ALL CAPS.

Retirement percentage colors: <font color="#AAA">~0%, 0%, or N/A ; <font color="#95A">0.001-0.4%, <font color="#60A">0.5-0.9% , <font color="#30A">1-4% , <font color="#00A">5%-9% , <font color="#05A">10-14% , <font color="#0AA">15-19% , <font color="#0A5">20-24% , <font color="#0A0">25-29% , <font color="#3B0">30-34% , <font color="#6C0">35-39% , <font color="#9D0">40-44% , <font color="#CE0">45-49% , <font color="#FF0">50% , <font color="#FC0">51-54% , <font color="#F90">55-59% , <font color="#F60">60-64% , <font color="#F30">65-69% , <font color="#F00">70-74% , <font color="#D00">75-79% , <font color="#B00">80-84% , <font color="#900">85-89% , <font color="#700">90-94% , <font color="#500">95-98% , <font color="#300">99-99.999% ; <font color="#100">~100%, 100%, or TBA

Percentages come in color-coded ranges, meaning any percentage within a range is the same color. "N/A" is gray like "0%," and is used for tropical depressions or any other storm that cannot be retired. "N/A" is only used for retirements because every storm is assigned a grade. "TBA" is black like "100%," and is used for both retirement percentages and grading when a system is currently active. If the retirement percentage becomes clear when a system is currently active, a "preliminary percentage" will be assigned until after the storm dissipates and impacts become even more clear. "~0%" and "~100%" with the tilde (meaning asymptotically certain/approximately equal) is used for any basin that does not have retirement requirements, meaning the vast majority of basins. The versions without the tilde are only used in basins with agencies that have retirement requirements where it’s absolutely certain to be retired or not retired, like PAGASA.

Grading colors: <font color="#A0F">S, <font color="#50F">A++ , <font color="#00F">A+ , <font color="#05F">A , <font color="#0AF">A- , <font color="#0FA">B+ , <font color="#0F5">B , <font color="#0F0">B- , <font color="#5F0">C+ , <font color="#AF0">C , <font color="#FF0">C- , <font color="#FC0">D+ , <font color="#F90">D , <font color="#F60">D- , <font color="#F30">E , <font color="#F00">F , <font color="#A00">F- , <font color="#500">Z , <font color="#000">TBA

Ranks a storm’s performance. Mostly not correlated with retirement percentages, except if a storm performed well but has a high retirement chance. If that is true, a negative correlation comes into play for moral reasons (if a storm receives a 100% retirement chance, don’t really expect anything above "A"). It’s based on the educational grading system, with a few key differences. "S-rank," used in some games, is used to denote a rank above A, the best of the best, and is reserved for the following: record-breakers in unusuality (a Atlantic hurricane in March, for example), longevity (On the scale of John ‘94, San Ciriaco 1899, Nadine ‘12, Ginger, Inga), intensity (185+ mph, but often only fishspinners), and persistence/ stubbornness (like Genevieve ‘14 or Otis ‘17). For moral reasons, the devastating storms (like Katrina, Irma, or Haiyan) never get this rank - usually only fishspinners do. "A++" occurs if a storm doesn’t quite satisfy "S"-criteria, but still performed really well regardless. A+ to D- and F is copied from the educational grading system - I’m sure you can understand what those mean. "E" is sort of an in-between grade (that fills in the gap between letters D and F) for storms that didn’t quite fail (possibly because they peaked above 50 mph or did other things), but were still pathetic. "F-" is even worse than F, denoting some of the worst failures (but not bad enough for "Z"). Lastly, notice that the grading system generally goes down the alphabet (A to F), lower letters for bigger failures. If this would continue, we would have "G", "H", and all the way down to "Y" (S is the exception in my scale). All of these letters would be redundant in a simple grading scale. To denote the worst failures of them all, I would like to skip all the way down to the final letter, "Z". Even worse than "F-", this is used to denote the shortest-lived TDs, name-stealers that peak at 40 mph for only 6-12 hours and last only a day in full, and just the most pathetic failures of all time.



In summary...= RETIRED: 

Likely Retired: 

Might Either Stay, Or Be Retired: 

Likely Staying: Barry

Staying: Andrea, Chantal

ONE TO WATCH FOR POTENTIAL RETIREMENT-WORTHY IMPACTS: DORIAN

Retirement chance ranges for:
 * "Retired": 80-100%
 * "Likely Retired": 60-79%
 * "Might Either Stay, Or Be Retired": 40-59%
 * "Likely Staying": 20-39%
 * "Staying": 0-19%

Replacement Names= All storms in the categories (or projected to be in the categories) Retired, Likely Retired, and Might Either Stay, Or Be Retired are discussed here. These are my favorite 10 names for replacement.

None yet. One to watch: Dorian

Predicted final replacements to be announced in spring 2020: --



How Far Can This Season Go?=
 * I expect that this season will end at or around Lorenzo.
 * It's also possible that this season will only make it up to Jerry or Karen, or go further to Melissa, Nestor, or Olga.
 * Pablo or beyond is looking unlikely, while the season ending at Imelda or before is also unlikely.
 * It's likely we will see around 2 systems this year that will be devastating enough to earn retirement. The first of these systems may be Dorian at the end of August, while the second one could occur in late September or October. A 3rd one is not out of the cards.

~ <font face="Impact"> Steve   Talk Page  My Edits  📧  19:12, August 24, 2019 (UTC) (Last updated: 21:51, August 24, 2019 (UTC))
 * Chances that Erin will be used: <font color="#100">~100% - Should form from 98L.
 * Chances that Fernand will be used: <font color="#100">~100% - May arrive in late August, or early September at the very latest.
 * Chances that Gabrielle will be used: <font color="#300">99.999% - I expect to see this in early September, or end of August if an explosion occurs.
 * Chances that Humberto will be used: <font color="#300">99% - Will most likely be an early-mid September storm.
 * Chances that Imelda will be used: <font color="#500">95% - I would literally faint if this season somehow doesn't reach this new name. It should be here in mid September.
 * Chances that Jerry will be used: <font color="#900">85% - Highly likely to reach this name. May be a late September storm.
 * Chances that Karen will be used: <font color="#F00">74% - Also likely that we will reach this name, and might be an early-mid October storm.
 * Chances that Lorenzo will be used: <font color="#F60">60% - If this forms, it should be in mid-late October.
 * Chances that Melissa will be used: <font color="#CE0">48% - May or may not form this year. If it does form, I expect to see it at the end of October or in November.
 * Chances that Nestor will be used: <font color="#6C0">37% - Slight chance we reach up to here. Will most likely be a late-season or post-season surprise if it does come.
 * Chances that Olga will be used: <font color="#0A0">25% - We will possibly not get as far as we did last year, although there's still a chance.
 * Chances that Pablo will be used: <font color="#0AA">16% - I will be surprised if Pablo forms this year.
 * Chances that Rebekah will be used: <font color="#00A">9% - The chances have dwindled into the single digits. Tying 2017's named storms is highly unlikely to occur this year.
 * Chances that Sebastien will be used: <font color="#03A">4% - Environmental conditions this year should not support this much activity.
 * Chances that Tanya will be used: <font color="#30A">1% - The Atlantic will have to really explode, contrary to forecasts for this season. Not going to happen.
 * Chances that Van will be used: <font color="#60A">0.5% - Not going to happen either. A strange miracle will have to take place to somehow get this far.
 * Chances that Wendy will be used: <font color="#95A">0.01% - Basically no chance at all that we will exhaust the naming list this year.
 * Chances that Alpha or beyond will be used: <font color="#AAA">~0% - I would have a better chance at getting struck by lightning or even winning the lottery than the Atlantic getting this far in 2019.

Sandy's retirements and grades
My turn to do retirements and grades!

(Retirement colors:  0%, <font color="00CC00">0.01%/0.1% , 1% , 2.5% , 5% , <font color="#9ACD32">7.5% , 10% , 15% , <font color="CCCC00">20% , <font color="FFFF00">25% , <font color="FFCC33">30% , <font color="#CCCC66">35% , <font color="CC9966">40% , <font color="#FF9933">45% , 50% , <font color="#CC9900">55% , 60% , <font color="#663300">65% , 70% , <font color="#CC3300">75% , 80% , <font color="#CC0000">85% , <font color="#990000">90% , 95% , <font color="#FF69B4">99% , <font color="FF1493">100% , <font color="#0000FF">TBA , Fail% , N/A ) 

(Category colors: <font color="#80CCFF">PTC, <font color="#5EBAFF">TD , <font color="#00faf4">TS , <font color="#ffffcc">C1 , <font color="#ffe775">C2 , <font color="#ffc140">C3 , <font color="#ff8f20">C4 , <font color="#ff6060">C5 )

(Grading colors:  S, A+++ , <font color="#CD7F32">A++ , A+ , <font color="#00CC66">A , A- , <font color="00FFCC">B+ , B , <font color="00CCFF">B- , <font color="0099FF">C+ , C , <font color="3333CC">C- , D+ , D , D- , E , F , Z , <font color="#0000FF">TBA )


 * <font color="#00faf4">Andrea :  F ,  0%  — Was notable for continuing the off-season streak forming in May and the sudden formation due to recon, however it was a weak and short-lived storm that never turned fully tropical. The off-season formation saved it from getting a Z.


 * <font color="#ffffcc">Barry : <font color="#3333CC">C- , <font color="#FFFF00">25%  — A July hurricane that made landfall in Louisiana, inflicting >$600 million (USD) and however only caused an indirect death. Barry was also the wettest tropical cyclone in Arkansas, dropping over 16 in (421 mm) in the state. I doubt Barry would go for its impacts since the WMO typically retire storms w/ a higher damage and death toll.


 * <font color="#5EBAFF">Three :  Z ,  N/A  — A short-lived and weak tropical depression. Do I even have to explain this further?


 * <font color="#00faf4">Chantal :  D- ,  0%  — A weak fishspinner that formed out of nowhere which surprised most of us. It held on for its life for 3 days, earning a D-.


 * <font color="#00faf4">Dorian : <font color="#0000FF">TBA  — Currently active storm, may be threat to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola in the future.

That’s all folks!

 Sandy 156   :)  19:52, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Beatissima's Retirement Predictions

 * Andrea: 0%
 * Barry: 10%
 * Three: N/A
 * Chantal: 0%
 * Dorian: currently active

Beatissima (talk) 22:31, August 24, 2019 (UTC)

Post-season Changes
First TCR of the season is up, for Andrea. Lasted for 18 hours before dissipating.-- <font face="Courier New">Isaac829 <font face="Courier New">E-Mail  17:57, August 6, 2019 (UTC)


 * Added the table for reference. Doesn't appear like there were any notable changes to Andrea, besides the advisory times (advisories were operationally issued at 6:30 PM EDT or 2230 UTC, but NHC just put it to 1800 UTC on the 20th, or 2 PM EDT) for convenience. Ryan1000 20:47, August 6, 2019 (UTC)
 * Three is also out too, since NHC doesn't have as much work this month.-- <font face="Courier New">Isaac829 <font face="Courier New">E-Mail  20:18, August 20, 2019 (UTC)

Pressure got nerfed by 1 mbar. Ryan1000 20:31, August 21, 2019 (UTC)