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Aug 5, 2008 12:02 pm US/Eastern

Dr. Gray Revises Hurricane Prediction Upward

Now Predicts 9 Hurricanes This Season

FORT COLLINS, CO (CBS4) ― This year's hurricane season could be a little busier than originally forecast according to one noted hurricane researcher.

Dr. William Gray, a former Colorado State University climatologist, revised his Atlantic Hurricane Season forecast upward on Tuesday, adding an additional hurricane to the count, bringing his prediction to 9 hurricanes this season.

In two previous forecasts, issued in April and June, Gray and his team at Colorado State predicted there would be 15 named storms this hurricane season. Gray's revised forecast now calls for 17 named storms; it includes the 5 we've already had this year.

Last May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast 12 to 16 named storms during this year's season, including six to nine hurricanes.

The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through November 30.

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