The wire service carries a story on the most recent output of the random-number generator at Colorado State:
Eight hurricanes are likely to form in the Atlantic this year, with four expected to reach intense strength, experts said Friday in a downward revision of earlier forecasts.[...]
Eight of the tropical storms will strengthen into hurricanes, of which four will be intense, meaning they will pack sustained winds of at least 178 kilometers (111 miles) per hour, the forecasters said in a report.
In late May the team had predicted 17 named storms, nine hurricanes and five intense hurricanes.[...]
“Sea surface temperature anomalies have cooled across the tropical Atlantic in recent weeks, and there have been several significant dust outbreaks from Africa, signifying a generally stable air mass over the tropical Atlantic,” [Klotzbach] said.