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…in the region. What coastal dwellers should anticipate, Gray said, is an active hurricane season but slightly weaker than those that occurred in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999. The five years beginning in 1995 constitute the five most active consecutive years of hurricane activity in history, producing 65 named storms, 41 hurricanes and 20 major hurricanes. The National Hurricane Center in Miami is expected to release their updated 2000 hurricane forecast on Aug. 10. Its forecast is expected to be similar to Gray's updated forecast.