 After the season started on June 1 , CSU issued a mid @-@ season forecast on August 4 , which predicted 11 named storms , 7 hurricanes , and 3 major hurricanes . Six days after the CSU prediction , NOAA also released a mid @-@ season outlook , forecasting exactly the same amount of activity , 11 named storms , 7 hurricanes , and 3 major hurricanes . With a 75 % percent chance of above average activity , there was an elevated risk of landfalling hurricanes . 
