That's what you would expect with La Niña curently in the Pacific.
What is more worrying is that NOAA predict six major hurricanes hitting the US in the next few months, some may ne category 5.
I have a bad feeling about events in the US later in the year, this is just a calm before the storm.
The Atlantic is very warm and combined with La Niña event in the Pacific you get a recipe for disasters.
La Niña produces strong wind shear over the Gulf and equatorial Atlantic, helping hurricanes get organized.
Warm ocean water = deep convection.
There will be disaster in the US this hurricane season.