In a report issued last week, Weather Services International (WSI) has increased the number of intense hurricanes expected for the remainder of 2010 after saying that the season has gone "supernova" in the past month.

In its final tropical update, the corporation is predicting 18 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and six intense hurricanes deemed a Category 3 or greater. The updated numbers surpass the long-term averages collected from 1950 to 2009 of 10 named storms, six hurricanes, and two intense hurricanes.

"After a relatively slow start, the tropical season has gone 'supernova' during the past few weeks, with five major hurricanes occurring within the last three weeks, a historically unprecedented event," said WSI Chief Meteorologist Dr. Todd Crawford. "Although the primary storm track has been for storms to approach the eastern U.S. seaboard before re-curving out to sea, there are indications that this pattern is changing and that the danger to the U.S. coastline may be increasing going forward."

Though there have not yet been any direct hurricane hits to the U.S., the Northeast should continue to be on alert due to the changing patterns of re-curving storms. Crawford suggested that the area will continue to be under threat of a storm for the duration of the season, which ends Nov. 30, 2010.

More information is available at www.wsi.com.

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