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US forecasters have downgraded their hurricane season predictions.<\/p>

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They now say that ocean conditions suggest it is now likely that a below-average number of storms will strike the Atlantic and Caribbean this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Climate Prediction Centre, conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are conspiring to produce a less active Atlantic hurricane season\u00a0than initially predicted in May.<\/p>

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Experts now expect that between nine and 13 storms large enough to earn their own names will form, of which four to seven will become hurricanes.<\/p>

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No more than two major hurricanes with winds 111 miles per hour are forecast before the season ends on November 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\u00a0 had anticipated a \u201cnear-normal\u201d year with 10 to 16 named storms, including five to nine of hurricanes in 2018.<\/p>

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The milder outlook comes after a particularly devastating year in 2017, when 10 hurricanes tore through the Atlantic basin making it the most expensive season on record.<\/p>\n

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