 On August 9 , 2007 , NOAA revised its season estimate slightly downwards to 13 to 16 named storms of which seven to nine were to be hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes . However , the agency reaffirmed its prediction of an above @-@ average season , citing warmer @-@ than @-@ normal sea surface temperatures in parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea and the likelihood of La Niña conditions during the peak of the season . 
