User blog comment:CycloneRyne94/Event for May - You decide the 2018 Atlantic season outcome!/@comment-26971007-20180501142949/@comment-10941649-20180501200804

I certainly heard about that in the Mid-April forecast notes, but even so, we must be prepared for any surprises that come our way.

But yes, no matter what, i could probably say this will certainly be less active than last year and perhaps 2016 but maybe not fully 2014/15 like in terms of an activity decrease.

Also, i do still notice that ribbon of cooler waters in the E-Pac.

Plus, it is still early and the season hasnt even started yet, and the waters arent supposed to start to really warm up till the summer months... all in all, i dont think any of us can say ANYTHING is set in stone (as i believe the saying goes).. it could be less active than the previous 2 years, it could be on the same level as one of them, it could be more so (even though most of us doubted but i did say we should be prepared for any surprises).. no matter what, 2018 will be different in it's own ways, we just have to watch it as it progresses and see what happens.