2018 Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper's Prediction)

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was a near-average season, featuring a total of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, 2018, and will end on November 30, 2018. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention. However, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time of the year, as shown by the formation of Subtropical Storm Alberto on May 25, which upon its formation marked the fourth consecutive year a storm developed before the official start of the season.

Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that form in the North Atlantic in 2018. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2024 season. This is the same list used in the 2012 season, with the exception of the name Sara, which replaced Sandy.

Retirement
On April 4, 2019, at the 41st session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Ernesto from its rotating name lists due to its destructive impacts in the United States, and it will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. Ernesto will be replaced with Edmund for the 2024 season.