'Hell of a year' for hurricanes, experts warn

Record warm seas for May; storms could complicate Gulf oil disaster


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The threat of an above-average 2010 Atlantic hurricane season has increased over the last month and it now promises to be "very active," two leading forecasters said Wednesday. The warning comes as the season also sees an unusual factor added to the mix: the Gulf oil disaster.

William Gray and Phil Klozbach, who head the respected Colorado State University hurricane forecast team, said they would ramp up their prediction for the 2010 season in a report due out on June 2.

"The numbers are going to go up quite high," Gray said. "This looks like a hell of a year." On Tuesday, a private weather forecasting company said the 2010 season could be the most active since 2005, which was the most active in recorded history.

Weather Services International predicted 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes and five intense hurricanes, rated as Category 3 storm with winds of 110-130 mph, or greater.

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I don't think marginalizing this helpful forecast is a tack that benefits anyone.
Forewarned is forearmed.

failing me?

:sarcasm: (as if I needed to say so)

I had my fill of Hurricanes from Camille to Katrina, but the more I watched the safety nets disappear and the climate change add to the potential of worse storms, throw in the fact Barbour and his thug corporate buddies were trying to kill me, I was more than glad to get to Arizona. Of course Russell Pearce, Jan Brewer, and the others made me feel right at home here with their racism which is one thing I sure would rather have not seen here and left in Mississippi, but these morons are impossible to get rid of it seems.

I lived in Mississippi for over 50 years and been here in Arizona for over 3 years. The water is actually better in Arizona than Mississippi although that isn't a ringing endorsement either.

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8421977&mesg_id=8421977

I absolutely have to go to Florida for six-to-twelve months starting in July. I'm so pleased. :sarcasm:

the last few years the middle west got ton`s of rain but this year the spring has been cool. most of the really bad storms have shifted to the middle south.

the atlantic off the southern coast is almost a degree warmer than last year at this time.