Expert Predicts 14 Named Storms in 2007 - AP

Expert Predicts 14 Named Storms in 2007

The Associated Press
Friday, December 8, 2006; 10:17 AM

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should have above-average
activity, a top hurricane researcher said Friday.

Colorado State forecaster William Gray predicted 14 named storms next year, including
three major hurricanes and four other hurricanes.

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This year's season had nine named storms and five hurricanes, two of them major.
That was considered a "near normal" season but fell short of predictions by Gray and
government scientists.

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Gray's team said a late-developing El Nino contributed to the calmer 2006 season but
that those conditions are likely to dissipate before the next June-to-November season.

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