5 7 % ▁chance ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Atlantic ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁above - normal , ▁a ▁ 3 3 % ▁chance ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁near - normal , ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁ 1 0 % ▁chance ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁below - normal . ▁ ▁Mid - season ▁out look s ▁C SU ▁updated ▁their ▁forec ast ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 ▁to ▁include ▁ 1 4 ▁named ▁storm s , ▁ 6 ▁h urr ican es ▁and ▁ 2 ▁major ▁h urr ican es ▁to ▁include ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Bon nie . ▁It ▁was ▁again ▁updated ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 ▁to ▁include ▁ 1 5 ▁named ▁storm s , ▁ 6 ▁h urr ican es ▁and ▁ 2 ▁major ▁h urr ican es , ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁for ▁tropical ▁storm s ▁Col in ▁and ▁Daniel le . ▁On ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁T SR ▁released ▁their ▁fourth ▁forec ast ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁slightly ▁lower ing ▁the ▁predicted ▁numbers ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁tropical ▁storm s , ▁ 8 ▁h urr ican es ▁and ▁ 3 ▁major ▁h urr ican es . ▁On ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁T SR ▁released ▁their ▁final ▁forec ast ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁lower ing ▁the ▁numbers ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁named ▁storm s ▁and ▁ 7 ▁h urr ican es ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁that ▁La ▁Ni ña ▁being ▁less ▁than ▁anticip ated ▁previously . ▁NO AA ▁updated ▁their ▁forec ast ▁on ▁August   1 1 , ▁increasing ▁their ▁predictions ▁to ▁ 1 2