Joe, you magnificent Bastardi!
While Bastardi happens to be correct in this instance, overall he’s an incompetent hype-monger.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/25984/joe-bastardi-more-active-2010-1.asp
He predicted the US would be hit by five hurricanes this year, of which 2-3 would be major hurricanes.
It’s sort of ironic that the nebulous “They” that people accuse of overhyping tropical forecasts because of global warming is actually, in terms of forecasting US landfalls, Bastardi.