re: "Hurricanes are more affected by high and low pressure weather systems (blocking highs) which change often than by ocean currents."
You're probably right - though I remember years when certain Caribbean islands were repeatedly clobbered. Or Florda in 2004, when the state was hit by about 5 hurricanes - including Frances and Jeanne on practically identical paths across the state, just three weeks apart.

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