2017 Atlantic hurricane season
Seasonal forecasts
Ahead of and during the season, several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale) will form during a season, and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country.

2017 Atlantic hurricane season

Section Title: Seasonal forecasts
Table Section Text: Ahead of and during the season, several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale) will form during a season, and/or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country.

Source	Date	Named storms	Hurricanes	Major hurricanes

Average (1981–2010)	12.1	6.4	2.7

Record high activity	28	15	7†

Record low activity	4	2†	0†

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TSR	December 13, 2016	14	6	3

TSR	April 5, 2017	11	4	2

CSU	April 6, 2017	11	4	2

TWC	April 17, 2017	12	6	2

NCSU	April 18, 2017	11–15	4–6	1–3

TWC	May 20, 2017	14	7	3

NOAA	May 25, 2017	11–17	5–9	2–4

TSR	May 26, 2017	14	6	3

CSU	June 1, 2017	14	6	2

UKMO	June 1, 2017	13*	8*	N/A

TSR	July 4, 2017	17	7	3

CSU	July 5, 2017	15	8	3

CSU	August 4, 2017	16	8	3

TSR	August 4, 2017	17	7	3

NOAA	August 9, 2017	14–19	5–9	2–5

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Actual activity	17	10	6

* June–November only. † Most recent of several such occurrences. (See all)

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On April 18, 2017, North Carolina State University predicted the season with a total of 11–15 named storms, 4–6 hurricanes, and 1–3 major hurricanes.

final_sentence: On April 18, 2017, North Carolina State University predicted the season with a total of 11–15 named storms, 4–6 hurricanes, and 1–3 major hurricanes.