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NOAA: Prepare for Above-Normal Hurricane Activity
he National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Climate Prediction Center has issued a revised forecast for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, suggesting that it might be more active than originally predicted. NOAA says the El Niño pattern in the Pacific — which typically suppresses hurricane activity in the Atlantic — has ended and more named storms are now likely. The new forecast predicts there will be 10-17 named storms, of which about half may become hurricanes, including 2-4 major hurricanes (with sustained winds greater than 110 miles per hour). Hurricane season runs through November 30, with August, September and October
