Fewer hurricanes ... because "Warmer water fuels hurricanes"

I was listening to 970 WFLA today (the station that broadcasts Rush Limbaugh in this area), and during a news break a decrease in the number of predicted hurricanes by the National Hurrican Center in Miami (FL). The newscaster went on to say that the reason for the decrease in hurricanes was because warmer water fuels hurricanes (he may have used tape of a spokesperson--I can't quite recall at the moment). Omitted from the story was a specific statement of the underlying reason for the downgraded predictions: Cooler surface temperatures in the Atlantic ocean.
Admittedly, "warmer water fuels hurricanes" combined with lower predictions for the number of hurricanes implies lower temperatures. I just think it odd that the radio newscast delivered the information in such a manner. It seems to me plausible that the failure of "cooler Atlantic temperatures" to jibe with global warming orthodoxy may explain the goofy mode of reporting.

Coincidentally, Limbaugh had reported the story more completely on his program during the previous hour.

Here's Tamara Rush's (the name is purely coincidental, so far as I can tell) version, from the St. Petersburg Times. Note that it includes the phrase "warmer water fuels hurricanes" immediately after the statement indicating lower Atlantic temperatures. The temperature decrease receives mention in the tenth paragraph, late for a story in the inverted triangle form. The Times is notorious for its utilization of the narrative form, on the other hand. Tamara Rush's story almost looks like a hybrid of the two forms, since she gives away very little of the story in the lead.