SUBJECT: 2006 Northeast Hurricane Threat to be Announced at Monday Press Briefing

SUBJECT: 2006 Northeast Hurricane Threat to be Announced at Monday Press Briefing

WHAT: Meteorologists from the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center will hold
a press briefing to announce their preliminary forecast and the
likelihood of a major hurricane striking the Northeast perhaps as
early as this summer.

The intensity of this storm could rival that of a hurricane that
struck Providence, Rhode Island in 1938 and killed 700 people.
While their prediction still indicates above average activity,
there will be fewer storms than 2005's record 26 storms and 14
hurricanes.

AccuWeather.com's pre-season hurricane analyses have accurately
predicted the hurricane activity along the Gulf Coast in 2005,
Florida in 2004, and the Carolinas in 2003.

WHEN: Monday, March 20, 2006 1:00 p.m. EST

WHO: Joe Bastardi, Chief Forecaster, AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center
Ken Reeves, Expert Senior Meteorologist and Director of
Forecasting Operations, AccuWeather.com

WHERE: New York Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel
1353 BroadwayNew York, NY 10036
Plymouth Royal Meeting Room, 6th Floor

EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION:
UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006

CONTACTS:
Michael Sylvie, AccuWeather.com Shannon Baker, Skutski & Oltmanns
(814) 235-8638 (o) (412) 281-5656 x 222 (o)
(718) 309-1108 (c) (724) 244-0580 (c)
sylvie@accuweather.comsbaker@skutski.com

PRNewswire -- March 18

Source: AccuWeather.com

Web site: http://www.accuweather.com/

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