1 9 5 0 – 2 0 1 5 ▁average , ▁or ▁about ▁ 1 5 % ▁below ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 5 ▁average . ▁Specifically ▁they ▁thought ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁ 1 3 ▁tropical ▁storm s , ▁ 5 ▁h urr ican es , ▁ 2 ▁major ▁h urr ican es ▁and ▁an ▁A CE ▁index ▁of ▁ 7 9 ▁units . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁T SR ▁issued ▁their ▁second ▁prediction ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁during ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁lower ed ▁the ▁predicted ▁number ▁of ▁named ▁storm s ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁but ▁raised ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁h urr ican es ▁to ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁C SU ▁predicted ▁that ▁the ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁near - normal , ▁predict ing ▁ 1 3 ▁named ▁storm s , ▁ 6 ▁h urr ican es ▁and ▁ 2 ▁major ▁h urr ican es ▁with ▁A CE ▁near ▁ 9 3 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁N CS U ▁predicted ▁the ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁very ▁active , ▁with ▁ 1 5 – 1 8 ▁named ▁storm s , ▁ 8 – 1 1 ▁h urr ican es ▁and ▁ 3 – 5 ▁major ▁h urr ican es . ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁the ▁UK MO ▁released ▁its ▁forec ast , ▁predict ing ▁a ▁slightly ▁above - aver age ▁season ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁named ▁storm s ▁and ▁ 8 ▁h urr ican