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HOUSTON<\/strong> – <\/span>One of the most-watched hurricane forecasts has been updated for the remainder of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.<\/p>

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Colorado State University released its revised forecast Wednesday, and it now calls for a “well below-normal season.”\u00a0<\/p>

By the numbers:<\/p>

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Forecasters are now calling for nine named storms, 4 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). Those numbers were lowered from their forecast issued June 10 of 11 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes.<\/p>

The updated forecast has also lowered the chances of a hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast \u2013 from Brownsville, Texas, to the Florida Panhandle. In June, the forecast had a 20% chance of a hurricane making landfall in the region. The updated forecast now calls for a 10% chance.<\/p>

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Hurricane evacuation sign on northbound I-45 in League City, Texas, in 2007.<\/span> (Nick de la Torre\/Houston Chronicle \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

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What they’re saying:<\/p>

CSU forecasters cited an intensifying El Ni\u00f1o as one of the factors for the adjustment.<\/p>

“We anticipate the powerful El Ni\u00f1o being the dominant factor for the upcoming hurricane season, driving high levels of tropical Atlantic vertical wind shear,” forecasters wrote in Wednesday\u2019s update.<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

So far, there has only been one named storm this year. Tropical Storm Arthur impacted the Texas coast in June.<\/p>

According to the National Hurricane Center, no tropical activity is expected in the Atlantic for at least the next week.<\/p>

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The next named storm would be Bertha, followed by Cristobal and Dolly.<\/p>

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