2018 Atlantic hurricane season (Monsoonjr99's prediction)

'''This is Monsoonjr99's imagining of the rest of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, as of June 15, 2018. This means it includes the already-formed Subtropical Storm Alberto, but the rest is hypothetical.'''

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was a notably inactive tropical cyclone season in the North Atlantic ocean. Due to abnormally cold sea surface temperatures in the main development region, along with high wind shear from a developing El Nino, this season was much less active than the previous year. One storm, Helene, contributed to most of the deaths and damage from this season. The name was retired in the spring of 2019 and replaced with "Heloise".

Subtropical Storm Alberto
A broad area of low pressure formed over the southwestern Caribbean Sea on May 21, as the result of the interaction between an upper-level low and a weak surface trough. The low drifted slowly westward and then northward through the Caribbean Sea as it gradually organized. By 15:00 UTC on May 25, the strongly sheared low had organized sufficiently to be classified as Subtropical Storm Alberto while situated about 55 miles (90 km) south of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, which made this season the fourth-consecutive season in which storms formed earlier than the official start of the season on June 1. After remaining nearly stationary for the next day, Alberto began to move northwards. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, where wind shear lessened and sea surface temperatures were above average, Alberto began to intensify. Early on May 28, it reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h). Afterward, it began to weaken as it neared the Gulf Coast, making landfall near Laguna Beach, Florida, at 21:00 UTC with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). The cyclone weakened to a subtropical depression shortly after landfall, later transitioning to a tropical depression over Tennessee. On May 31, Alberto finally transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone while over northern Michigan.

Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2018. This list will be used again in the 2024 season, with the exception of Helene, which was retired and replaced with Heloise. This is the same list used in the 2012 season, with the exception of the name Sara, which replaced Sandy.