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The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than last year’s, according to Andover, MA-based WSI Corp., which is predicting that 13 named storms, including seven hurricanes, with three of them intense (Category Three or greater) will form this year.

A pair of recent winter weather forecasts — from AccuWeather.com and Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. — paint a picture of colder-than-normal months ahead for much of the country, especially the heavily populated Northeast.

Adding weight to the near-consensus winter forecast, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. said the next three months will bring cooler-than-normal temperatures to the East and South Central United States, with above-normal temperatures dominating the West and North Central regions. Based on its forecast and population-weighting algorithms, WSI said it expects gas and electricity demand this winter to be about the same as last year.

Adding weight to the near-consensus winter forecast, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. said the next three months will bring cooler-than-normal temperatures to the East and South Central United States, with above-normal temperatures dominating the West and North Central regions. Based on its forecast and population-weighting algorithms, WSI said it expects gas and electricity demand this winter to be about the same as last year.

Despite the recent appearance of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season’s first four named storms, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. said it is sticking with its previous forecast of a total of 10 named storms, including five hurricanes, with two of them intense (Category Three or greater) forming by Nov. 30. Temperatures across most of the country during the next three months will be warmer than normal, WSI said.

The 2009 Atlantic Hurricane season seems likely to be milder than last year’s, with Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. on Tuesday adding its name to the list of forecasters predicting “relatively quiet” storm numbers.

A second long-term forecast for the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, this one from Andover, MA-based WSI Corp., predicts above-average storm activity, though possibly not as much as the 2008 season.

A second long-term forecast for the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, this one from Andover, MA-based WSI Corp., predicts above-average storm activity, though possibly not as much as the 2008 season.

Warmer than normal temperatures will be seen across all but the northwestern quarter of the U.S. during September, October and November, according to WSI Corp., an Andover, MA-based provider of weather-driven business solutions.