2019 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.

2019 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 11, 2018	12	5	2

AccuWeather	April 3, 2019	12–14	5–7	2–4

CSU	April 4, 2019	13	5	2

TSR	April 5, 2019	12	5	2

NCSU	April 16, 2019	13–16	5–7	2–3

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

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North Carolina State University released their forecast on April 16, predicting 13–16 named storms, 5–7 hurricanes and 2–3 major hurricanes.

final_sentence: North Carolina State University released their forecast on April 16, predicting 13–16 named storms, 5–7 hurricanes and 2–3 major hurricanes.