The 2013 Atlantic hurricane forecast from the renowned duo ofmeteorologists at Colorado State University remains unchanged—18named storms, nine hurricane and four major hurricanes.

Philip Klotzbach and William Gray of CSU, now in its 30th yearof issuing seasonal forecasts for the Atlantic basin, continue to estimate a 72-percent chance at least one of these stormswill strengthen to a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) andmake landfall somewhere on the U.S. coast from Texas to Maine.

There is a 96-percent chance a hurricane of any strength willmake landfall—with the usual suspects at the head of the list oflandfall.

Klotzbach and Gray tag Florida with a 71 percent chance ofhurricane landfall this season, followed by Texas at 50 percent,Louisiana at 47 percent, and North Carolina at 44 percent.

Wondering about another strike to the Northeast? The team saysthere is a 2 percent and 13 percent probability of a hurricanelandfall at New Jersey and New York, respectively.

Additionally, Aon Benfield's Tropical Storm Risk calls for 16named storms, eight hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes. This is alsolargely unchanged from a previous forecast in April.

TRS says trade winds in the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic arefavorable for hurricanes, especially during July-September.

Warmer-than-normal seas surface temperatures—also favorable forhurricane formation—are expected to continue during the peak monthsof the season.