When it comes to hurricanes, lucky you live in the Pacific. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicted yesterday a below-average hurricane season this year, with two or three tropical cyclones expected in the central Pacific region.

Tropical Storm Chris confirmed what experts already knew: Forecasters aren't any good at predicting a storm's intensity.

Caribbean hurricane advisories and tropical storm updates from the National Hurricane Center for the Atlantic basin,Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Ernesto could reach hurricane status by Monday, churning out winds of 74 mph or higher as it nears western Cuba, the National Hurricane Center predicted.

The center of Tropical Depression Chris is moving through the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is moving toward the west near 13 mph and should bring the center of Chris through the southeastern Bahamas today.

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Oil prices fell by almost $2 on Monday after a tropical storm was predicted to avoid oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico.