Forecasters at Aon Benfield's Tropical Storm Risk are predicting an above average 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, with three major hurricanes during the course of the season.
Tropical Storm Risk's Mark Saunders and Adam Lea forecast the season, which runs June 1 to Nov. 30. They see 15 named storms, eight hurricanes and three major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher. A category three storm is a hurricanes with sustained winds of 111 mph or stronger.
The predictions are unchanged from their initial prognostication in December.
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