Meteorologist goes out on a limb

This article from our local Virginian-Pilot outlines predictions by a Colorado State professor of atmospheric science for next year's hurricane season. It's the usual pabulum: 11 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, 3 intense hurricanes, blah, blah, blah, who really knows. The truly remarkable part is this bold prediction:

Another headache of a hurricane season may be on the horizon for 2005. The country’s top hurricane forecaster believes that at least one major storm will roll ashore along the coast, somewhere between Texas and New England.

Whoa! Now there's some information we can use! One major storm will hit somewhere along a stretch of many thousands of miles, just like every freaking summer. Anyone living between Bar Harbor and Galveston (or expecting to next summer), start your evacuation planning now and beat the rush.