SUMMARY
NOAA is calling for a 95% to 100% chance of an above-normal 2005 Atlantic
hurricane season, according to a consensus of scientists at National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC),
Hurricane Research Division (HRD), and National Hurricane Center (NHC). This
forecast reflects NOAA's highest confidence of an above-normal hurricane
season since their outlooks began in August 1998.

The updated outlook calls for an extremely active season, with an expected
seasonal total of 18-21 tropical storms (mean is 10), with 9-11 becoming
hurricanes (mean is 6), and 5-7 of these becoming major hurricanes (mean is
2-3). The likely range of the ACE index for the season as a whole is
180%-270% of the median.

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Rob Overfield

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