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Despite slow start, hurricane season expected to be busy

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(Newser) – Heavy storms are on the way, weather forecasters warn, despite a typically quiet beginning to the hurricane season. In fact, the government's top forecasting agency predicts an above-average number of storms this year—13 to 17, with 3 to 5 becoming intense hurricanes, Reuters reports.

But forecasters may lower those predictions because sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic have cooled, after several years above normal; heavy Saharan dust is thought to have blanketed skies over the Atlantic, blocking sunlight. The Atlantic hurricane season usually peaks on September 10, with the largest number of storms hitting between August 20 and October 14.

Al Caffrey braves the strong wind and rain as he crosses Las Olas Boulevard at A1A in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the midst of Tropical Storm Barry, Friday, June 1, 2007. The storm's formation prompted the National Hurrican Center to issue a warning for a stretch of Florida's western coast....
Al Caffrey braves the strong wind and rain as he crosses Las Olas Boulevard at A1A in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the midst of Tropical Storm Barry, Friday, June 1, 2007. The storm's formation prompted...   (Associated Press)
Senior hurricane specialist Dr. Rick Knabb monitors the development of Subtropical Storm Andrea at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The storm formed off the southeastern U.S., with the Atlantic hurricane season underway, meteorologists warn that the worst is yet to come. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Senior hurricane specialist Dr. Rick Knabb monitors the development of Subtropical Storm Andrea at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. The storm formed off the southeastern...   (Associated Press)
This photo supplied by NASA shows subtropical storm Andrea, the first named storm of the year, off Florida and Georgia at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Also visible are streams of smoke in northern Florida and Georgia from wildfires raging in the two states. (AP Photo/NASA)
This photo supplied by NASA shows subtropical storm Andrea, the first named storm of the year, off Florida and Georgia at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Also visible are streams of smoke in northern...   (Associated Press)
A man fishes off of a pier in Juno Beach, Fla., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Part of the fishing pier has been closed to the public after waves caused by Subtropical Storm Andrea weakened the structure. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
A man fishes off of a pier in Juno Beach, Fla., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Part of the fishing pier has been closed to the public after waves caused by Subtropical Storm Andrea weakened the structure. ...   (Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- A tree uprooted by by Hurricane Katrina lies in a New Orleans neighborhood on Monday, August 29, 2005. With fresh memories of previous years' storms, coastal residents are more wary than ever.
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- A tree uprooted by by Hurricane Katrina lies in a New Orleans neighborhood on Monday, August 29, 2005. With fresh memories of previous years' storms, coastal residents are more wary...   (KRT Photos)
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