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HURRICANE FORECAST SET

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By NEIL JOHNSON

njohnson@tampatrib.com

Published: December 11, 2008

TAMPA - The 2008 hurricane season just ended, but researchers already are predicting another busy season in 2009.

In a forecast issued Wednesday, William Gray and Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University predict that next year will have:

14

named storms, compared with the long-term average of 10.

7

of those are expected to become hurricanes, compared with a long-term average of six per season.

3

of those seven are expected to become major storms (with winds of 111 mph or higher), compared with a long-term average of two per season.

Last December, Gray and Klotzbach predicted:

13

named storms for the season that ended Nov. 30. (There ended up being 16.)

7

hurricanes. (There were eight.)

3

major hurricanes. (There were five.)

Neil Johnson

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