Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast team led by William Gray has revised its April forecast, now predicting 12 named storms, eight hurricanes and four major hurricanes for the 2000 season, which began June 1. Gray, professor of atmospheric science, and his colleagues had forecast 11 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes in their initial December 1999 forecast and in their first update, issued April 7. Gray said a series of changes in atmospheric and oceanic phenomena, what he calls “climate signals,” has led the team to postulate the higher numbers.
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