The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration released its outlook for the Atlantic and Central Pacific Hurricane season, saying it predicts the Atlantic will witness a very active hurricane season, while the Central Pacific will be slightly below average.
Making the announcement on its Web site (www.noaa.gov), NOAA is predicting 13 to 16 named storms, with eight to 10 becoming hurricanes. Of these, four to six could become major hurricanes. The average is 11 named storms, six becoming hurricanes, of which two would be major hurricanes–defined as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale (wind speed of 111 mph and higher).
NOAA noted that last year's hurricane season, a record breaker in terms of insurance losses at $56.8 billion, produced 28 named storms, 15 of which were hurricanes and seven classified as major.
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