Forecast calls for more hurricane in ’03

And while we’re on the subject of fresh water, we should note that all the water dropped on Belize during hurricanes is also fresh. The eve of the dry season may not be the best time to discuss such storms, but the latest prediction from noted hurricane forecaster William Gray of Colorado State University calls for an increase in hurricane activity. In its first “extended-range forecast” for 2003, the Colorado State team predicts twelve named storms for the season beginning June first, with eight growing into hurricanes. Three of those hurricanes should be intense storms of category three or above. In 2002 there were twelve named storms, but only four hurricanes and two intense hurricanes. Gray’s predictions are updated regularly throughout the year.