16-May-2005, 06:16 PM
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Here is more detail from the CNN story:
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Originally Posted by CNN
The annual forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced Monday, calls for seven to nine hurricanes during the coming season, June 1 to November 30. Of those, three to five will be major storms ranked Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength.
The forecast is slightly higher than 2004's, which predicted six to eight hurricanes, two to four of which would be at least Category 3, which has winds of 111 mph to 130 mph.
"The issue, really, this year is the anomalously warm sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic," said Frank Lepore of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
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Last year's season actually outperformed NOAA's forecast. Isn't Florida setting up a sales tax exemption for disaster supplies?
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