Natural gas futures plunged in New York, declining from the highest price in almost four years, as forecasts showed mostly normal weather on the East Coast in early February. Gas slid 6.5 percent, the most since May 2, after soaring to $5.442 per million British thermal units, the highest price since Feb. 16, 2010. Commodity Weather Group LLC in Bethesda, Maryland , said average or higher-than-usual temperatures would extend from Florida to Maine from Feb. 1 through Feb. 10 after frigid weather this week. “The market’s collapsed after pushing up to a four-year high,” said Gene McGillian , an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut . “We’re going to see some volatility, with prices basically being pushed and pulled by the weather patterns.” Natural gas for February delivery fell 33.5 cents to settle at $4.847 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange […]