Audio clip NAT095

NAT095 – (Cda-Hurricane-Forecast)
HALIFAX. x–18s. The Canadian Hurricane Centre is predicting an active storm season off the country’s East Coast this year, mainly due to record warm water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Meteorologist Bob Robichaud says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States is calling for 17 to 25 named storms, with between eight and 13 of those becoming hurricanes and between four and seven becoming major hurricanes.
(“..this year.”) (SOURCE:The Canadian Press)

TAG: Robichaud says Canadian waters typically see about 35 per cent of the storms that form in the Atlantic Basin, although in any given year that average can vary wildly.

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The Canadian Press broadcast team