'FORECAST REVISION

Hurricane researcher William Gray lowered his 2007 forecast slightly Friday, calling for 15 named storms, with eight becoming hurricanes and four becoming intense.

Gray's team at Colorado State University found:

68% chance of an intense hurricane hitting the U.S. this season, which ends Nov. 30.

44% chance of an intense hurricane hitting from the Florida Panhandle to Brownsville, Texas.

43% chance of an intense hurricane hitting the East Coast, including the Florida Peninsula.

• Of note: There were 10 named Atlantic storms last year and five hurricanes, two of them major. None of the hurricanes hit the U.S. coast.

Sources: Associated Press and hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu

WHAT, NO BRONCOS?

If there were any doubt that Colorado is one the best sports areas in the country, then go to YouTube and type in the word Colorado.

If you're expecting scenic mountain views or skiing, forget it.

What you'll find among the first sports videos:

1. A 1997 brawl between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings

2. Another Avalanche-Red Wings brawl. Patrick Roy gets in some nice shots.

3. Peter Forsberg and Avalanche montage. Cool music, too.

4. Avalanche - Mission accomplished, part 1; 2000-01 season.

5. Avalanche - Mission accomplished, part 6. See ya, Devils. Source: YouTube.com

A RECORD - SORT OF

The Denver Art Museum is on the verge of setting a Guinness World Record for the world's "longest painting by numbers" mural.

The 400-plus-foot mural, which has to be verified by Guinness, was created by 3,000 visitors last month.

• Public viewing: Today and Sunday.

• Who holds the record? Children in Denmark and Norway painted a mural that measures 360 feet, 10 inches in 2004.

Source: The Denver Art Museum and guinnessworldrecords.com

DID YOU FEEL THAT?

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake this week rattled the small town of Paradox, near the Colorado- Utah border.

The quake clattered coffee cups and breakfast plates, but few other effects could be felt Wednesday.

About Colorado quakes:

• Numbers: More than 500 tremors of 2.5 or higher have struck the state since 1867.

• Moderate: Thirty quakes of 4.5 to 5.5 have occurred, mostly in the Denver and Ridgway-Montrose areas.

• The big ones: Several potentially active faults are believed to be capable of causing quakes of 6.5 to 7.25.

Sources: The Associated Press, Rocky Mountain News archives and Colorado Geological Survey

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