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WEATHER HEADLINESThe Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1st, and the forecasts are coming out fast and furious. Two of the biggest private weather forecasting companies, AccuWeather and the Weather Channel, are both predicting a near or slightly below-average season. AccuWeather's forecast predicts that 12 named tropical storms will form, of which 5 will be hurricanes; the Weather Channel says there will be 11 tropical storms, of which 6 are hurricanes. A typical season, based on the years 1981-2010, has 12 tropical storms, of which six are hurricanes. Last month, the meteorologists at Colorado State University, who began seasonal hurricane forecasting in the 1980s, also said that the season would be quieter than normal. They said that 10 tropical storms would form, of which four would be hurricanes. The federal government's 2012 hurricane forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be released May 24. Hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts until Nov. 30.
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