JENSEN BEACH, Fla., April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be "very active," with nine hurricanes and a good chance that at least one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coast, a top forecaster predicted Tuesday.
Forecaster William Gray expects 17 named storms and five major hurricanes this year. The probability of a major hurricane (111+ mph) making landfall on the U.S. Atlantic coast this year is 74%, compared to an average of 52% over the last 100 years.
The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, averages 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 intense hurricanes per year.
2006 was considered a "near normal" hurricane season, but no storms made landfall with the U.S. Atlantic coast, only the 11th time that has occurred in the last 62 years.
An above average hurricane season will cause sales of Storm Depot's products to grow significantly. The recently launched retail stores will cause this growth to accelerate further. Storm Depot International has a dealer network on both Florida coasts and is a leader in the hurricane protection market. During the last fiscal year, Storm Depot had unaudited revenue of over $2.4 million in sales and $.465 million in earnings before taxes. Storm Depot has forecast revenues for 2007 that would more than double 2006 results. Sales will begin to escalate this quarter as people prepare for the hurricane season.
On March 14, 2007 Techlabs, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TELA) announced that it had agreed in principle to acquire Storm Depot International from Eline Entertainment (Pink Sheets: EEGI)
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