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NOAA Predicts Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

With the tropics already heating up and Atlantic hurricane season beginning in a few days, NOAA released its 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Thursday, predicting another active season.The agency's predictions are in line with AccuWeather.com's forecast , which was released on May 15.NOAA predicts 13 to 20 named storms total, between seven and 11 of which will be hurricanes, and three to six of which will become major hurricanes.The season average is 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes."Everybody seems to be in agreement that this is going to be another very active year in the Atlantic," AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski said.NOAA also matched the AccuWeather long-range prediction that the 2013 season may unleash stronger storms than in the last couple of years."As we saw first-hand with Sandy, it's important to remember that tropical storm and hurricane impacts are not limited to the coastline," NOAA's forecast reads. "Strong wind...

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