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Renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University is expecting a more active than normal hurricane season this year with an above average probability of Atlantic basin tropical cyclones and U.S. hurricane landfall. In the extended range forecast released on Friday, Gray’s team of meteorologists predicted there would be eight hurricanes, three of them intense hurricanes and a total of 12 named storms this year.

According to renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University, it’s never too early to start thinking about the next hurricane season, particularly the 2003 season, which is expected to be more active than normal. Gray expects 12 named storms, eight hurricanes and three intense hurricanes (category 3-5) in 2003.

According to renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University, it’s never too early to start thinking about the next hurricane season, particularly the 2003 season, which is expected to be more active than normal. Gray expects 12 named storms, eight hurricanes and three intense hurricanes (category 3-5) in 2003.

Hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University cut his prior tropical storm forecast for the year by one but said the hurricane season this summer should still be more active than normal with 12 named storms (average is 9.6), seven hurricanes (average is 5.9), three intense (category 3-4-5) hurricanes (average is 2.3) and overall net tropical cyclone activity of 125% of the average year for the period between 1950-2000.

Hurricane guru William Gray of Colorado State University is predicting a relatively quiet tropical weather season in the Atlantic and Caribbean next year mainly because of a weak to moderate El Nino. Gray expects nine named storms. Five storms would become hurricanes and two of those would be major hurricanes.

Hurricane guru William Gray of Colorado State University ispredicting a relatively quiet tropical weather season in theAtlantic and Caribbean next year mainly because of a weak tomoderate El Nino. Gray expects nine named storms. Five storms wouldbecome hurricanes and two of those would be major hurricanes.

Renowned hurricane forecaster Dr. William Gray and his team ofsoothsayers at Colorado State University have scaled back theirforecast made in early June for the 2000 hurricane season, butstill expect it to be more active than average.

Renowned hurricane soothsayer Dr. William Gray and his team atColorado State University have scaled back their forecast for thehurricane season but still expect the season to be more active thanaverage. Seven rather than eight hurricanes are expected now andonly three of them are expected to be intense rather than the fourexpected in the group’s prior forecast on June 7. In round numbers,the August forecast is for three named storms, two hurricanes, andone intense or major hurricane.