Byline: RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Federal storm specialists predicted an above-average hurricane season Wednesday.
Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and the outlook is for 11 tropical storms, seven of which will be hurricanes, three of them major.
``This puts coastal areas and the Caribbean islands at a much higher risk of experiencing a tropical storm or hurricane,'' said D. James Baker, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The forecast is similar to last year's, which was followed by a series of serious storms, including Hurricane Floyd, that caused massive evacuations along the …
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