NU Online News Service, May 27, 2:40 p.m. EDT

With hurricane season set to begin June 1, the nation's weather service predicted an above average season, with an increasing likelihood of a major storm reaching the shores of the United States.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center (http://bit.ly/bciNah) released its prediction today for this year's hurricane season, saying it expects an "active to extremely active" hurricane season for the Atlantic basin this year.

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