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Byline: Scott Dodd
CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ One of the nation's top hurricane forecasters is calling for another active tropical storm season _ except a little lighter than last year's, when system after system pounded Florida and flooded western North Carolina.
Colorado State University's William Gray, who is known for the accuracy of his forecasts, is predicting 13 named storms this year.
Seven will grow into hurricanes, he said, with three of those becoming intense storms of Category 3 or above. Gray issued his latest forecast Friday.
Last year, one of the most active in history, saw 15 tropical storms, with nine becoming hurricanes _ six of them intense.…