2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season LTWC Forecast

Forecast #1 (November 23, 2019)
On November 23, 2019, the LTWC released its first forecast for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. The center's forecast predicted near-normal activity due to models overall predicting the ENSO Neutral phase to persist through the start of the season, although the numbers' spread was high due to the uncertainty posed by the spread of the models and the large amount of time till the start of the season. The forecast called for 9-16 named storms, 4-8 hurricanes and 1-4 major hurricanes.