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More Atlantic storms predicted for 2016
Forecasters expect busiest season in four years
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An image showing Hurricane Fran from September 1996 as provided by NOAA. Forecasters are predicting a normal hurricane season for 2016 that begins Wednesday. - photo by Courtesy NOAA
MIAMI — U.S. government forecasters expect a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season, after three relatively slow years. But they also say climate conditions that influence storm development are making it difficult to predict how many hurricanes and tropical storms will arise over the next six months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's outlook Friday called for a near-normal season with 10 to 16 named storms, with four to eight hurricanes and one to four "major" ones with winds reaching 111 mph and up.
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