MIAMI - The dissipation of the El Nino warm water phenomenon in the Pacific will contribute to an above-average Atlantic hurricane season with eight hurricanes, a noted storm forecaster said Friday. Colorado State University expert William Gray said the season, which begins officially on Sunday, will produce a total of 14 tropical storms, of which three will be major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or more. The prediction would double the number of hurricanes compared with last year, a season that produced 12 ``named'' storms but just four hurricanes and two major hurricanes. Gray's forecast paralleled that of the...