The Atlantic basin could be in for an above-average hurricane season this year with four major hurricanes forecast to develop in the region, according to forecasters at Colorado State University.
The forecast team of William Gray, who has led the forecast team for 27 years, and Phil Klotzbach, lead forecaster on the university hurricane forecast team, released their predictions in April for the 2010 hurricane season, which runs June 1 to Nov. 30.
The team predicts 15 named storms will form in the Atlantic. Eight are expected to become hurricanes, and four will develop into major hurricanes — Category 3, 4, or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with sustained winds of 111 mph or more.
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