2009 Hurricane Forecast Lowered

Colorado State University forecasters Phil Klotzbach and Dr. William Gray cite cooler Atlantic Ocean temperatures and weak El Nino developing in the Pacific Ocean.

	December forecast	April update	Normal (based on 1950-2000 data)
Named storms	14	12	10
Hurricanes	7	6	6
Hurricane days	30	25	24
Intense hurricanes	2	3	2
Intense hurricane days	7	5	5
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE)	125	100	96

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