NOAA expects "active to extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season - 95% of above normal seasons have 2 Gulf hurricanes, 50% have at least one in June-July

Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the following ranges:

*  14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:

*  8 to 14 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:

*  3 to 7 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center issued its seasonal outlook today.

It is a worrisome.  Administrator Lubchenco, says, "If this ...