Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Forecasters offered a more positive outlook Thursday for the Atlantic hurricane season, saying there's now a 60 percent chance of a below-normal season -- up from just 20 percent.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first projected in May an above-normal season in the Caribbean and Atlantic basins. It called for 10 to 16 named storms, as many as nine of which would become hurricanes. NOAA had also expected one to four major hurricanes through the season, which runs June 1 through Nov. 30.