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FACTBOX: Forecasts for 2008 Atlantic hurricane season

Tue Jun 3, 2008 11:09am EDT

(Reuters) - Forecasters are predicting that the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends November 30, will be more active than usual.

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The noted Colorado State University research team issued a forecast on Tuesday for 15 tropical storms and eight hurricanes, unchanged from its April prediction.

The following are the latest predictions for 2008:

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Tropical Storms Hurricanes Major Hurricanes

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NOAA 12-16 6-9 2-5

CSU 15 8 4

TSR 14.8 7.8 3.5

WSI 14 8 4

AccuWeather 12 -- --

WRC 11 6 --

UK Met -- -- --

-------------------------------------------------------------- NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) forecast issued on May 22. CSU (Colorado State University team led by William Gray and Philip Klotzbach) forecast issued June 3, update due August 5. TSR (London-based Tropical Storm Risk) forecast issued April 7, update due June 5. WSI Corp. (a private forecaster) forecast issued April 22. AccuWeather (a private forecaster) forecast issued May 12. AccuWeather said 40 percent of the cyclones would bring storm- or hurricane- force winds to U.S. coast WRC (Houston-based Weather Research Center) forecast issued March 7. Its forecast is based on solar cycles. The UK Met Office is scheduled to issue a forecast on June 18.

(Reporting by Jim Loney; editing by Alan Elsner)
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