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| April 05, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 South Florida Sun-Sentinal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Ken Kaye

Apr. 5--The 2005 hurricane season was so chaotic that it's unlikely the United States will suffer a similar one for several years, storm prognosticator William Gray said Tuesday.

And "it is statistically unlikely" four major hurricanes will hit the coastline in coming seasons as Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma did last year, said Gray, a Colorado State University professor.

That's the good news.

In an updated forecast for the 2006 season, he continues to project 17 named storms, including nine hurricanes, five of them intense. That would be considerably more active than the average season of 10 named storms, including six…

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