ORLANDO, Fla. - Wednesday marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at weather maps.

Forecasters aren’t tracking any disturbances, and there are a few reasons.

According to a discussion issued Tuesday by the experts at Colorado State University (CSU), dry air and increased wind shear coupled with sinking air over Africa is likely leading to a quiet stretch of weather in the tropical Atlantic.

"We do anticipate the season picking up, however, given that large-scale conditions appear to become more tropical cyclone-favorable later in September," CSU experts wrote in the report.

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross agrees. He noted in his blog Tuesday that attention will turn to the western Car

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