Wednesday, April 9, 2008

CSU Forecast: 8 Hurricanes Forecast for Atlantic

A team of experts has predicted that 15 tropical storms would form during the coming Atlantic storm season, of which eight would grow into hurricanes — and four of those would be major.

The Colorado State University hurricane research team, founded by forecaster Bill Gray, increased its outlook by two tropical storms and one hurricane over its last bulletin issued four months ago. It noted improved conditions for storm development, including increased sea surface temperatures in the eastern Atlantic.

The six-month season begins in less than two months on June 1. In 2007, 15 tropical storms storms formed and six became hurricanes.

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