Wednesday, December 07, 2005
176 days till hurricane season
Yes, less than half a year.
Forecaster predicts slightly calmer 2006 hurricane season
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Next year's hurricane season is likely to be busier than average but not up to this year's ruinous, record-setting pace, one of the nation's top hurricane forecasters said Tuesday. William Gray of Colorado State University predicted 17 named storms in 2006, almost double the long-term average, and said nine of them could become hurricanes — five of them major hurricanes, with winds of at least 111 mph.
Forecaster predicts slightly calmer 2006 hurricane season
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Next year's hurricane season is likely to be busier than average but not up to this year's ruinous, record-setting pace, one of the nation's top hurricane forecasters said Tuesday. William Gray of Colorado State University predicted 17 named storms in 2006, almost double the long-term average, and said nine of them could become hurricanes — five of them major hurricanes, with winds of at least 111 mph.
