Hurricane Forecast Lowered
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Hurricane researcher William Gray released a slightly lowered forecast Friday calling for 15 named storms in 2007, with eight becoming hurricanes and four becoming intense.
On May 31, at the outset of hurricane season, Gray had called for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.