Odds high for major U.S. Hurricane in 2008.(Briefing Highlights from BestWeek)(Brief article)

Best's Review,  May, 2008  by Lehmann, R.J.

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Colorado State University's hurricane forecasting team expects 15 named storms, including eight hurricanes, to form during the season that kicks off next month.

According to CSU's Tropical Meteorology Project, four hurricanes will become major--categorized as a 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale--with a 69% chance of one making landfall in the United States. The norm over the past century is 52%.

The team sees a 45% chance of an East Coast landfall, including the Florida peninsula, and a 44% chance of a Gulf Coast landfall, including the Florida Panhandle, compared with the ...

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