ORLANDO, Fla. – You can tell the peak of hurricane season is quickly approaching when the Atlantic tries to produce tropical systems despite being categorized as “hostile” or “pretty unfavorable.”

There comes a point where background conditions can only do so much given the time of year.

While we aren’t anticipating a huge swarm in the tropics right away, the trends continue to point toward an even greater likelihood we see increasing action right after Sept. 11.

While it’s still possible the season gives us another named storm or two before the favorable conditions settle in, whatever does try to spin out there across the basin has some work to do. Let’s break it down together.

What’s so ‘hostile’ about the Atlantic?

We just had a fairly strong pulse of the Madden Julian Oscillat

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