Met Eireann have said that the Ireland is more likely to see remnants of hurricanes and tropical storms in the coming months than in previous years.
The forecaster has said that due to the very active hurricane season and the warming of Atlantic ocean, tail ends of these storms are more likely to reach our shores.
In their latest commentary, forecaster Liz Walsh said: "The large scale pattern looks to generally remain conducive for Atlantic hurricane formation and intensification, although not as conducive as during the past two weeks according to the latest forecasts from Colorado State University of Atlantic Hurricane Activity as of the 16th September 2020.
"We have passed the peak of Atlantic Hurricane Season but there is still a way to go and as we head through the latter part of September and October.
"The delayed warming of the Atlantic Ocean forces the location of extra-tropical transitioning storms northward late in the season so here in Ireland, we are more likely to see the remnants of these storms influencing our weather over the coming weeks and months."
Such has been the active hurricane season in the US that only Wilfried remains as a possible name before they move to the Greek alphabet.
The forecaster added: "Only the name Wilfred remains, and there are currently two tropical disturbances that are candidates to claim that name over the next day or so.
"One disturbance located over the south-western Gulf of Mexico currently labelled as Tropical Depression Twenty-two, and another disturbance located a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa. So it is quite possible that both Wilfred and Alpha could be named by the National Hurricane Center by the end of this weekend.
"The hurricane name lists include only 21 letters out of 26, because it is not easy to find 6 appropriate names (for the 6 rotating lists) starting with Q, U, X, Y and Z. In the interests of safety, names must be easily recognizable. In addition, they have to reflect a balance between French, Spanish and English names due to the geographical coverage of the storms throughout the Atlantic and Caribbean, and respect societal sensitivities.
"The use of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, etc.) has only happened once before in 2005, when six names from the Greek Alphabet were used."
