Claim: The seasonal forecasts for 2014–15 Australian region cyclone season predicted an average of 7 cyclones for the Western region, while having 3 in the North, 4 in the East and 15 for the Southern Pacific.
Evidence: Western 7 Northern 3 Eastern 4 Southern Pacific 15 As computer models were predicting conditions surrounding the low to be marginally favourable for further development, TCWC Perth expected the system to develop into a tropical cyclone and issued tropical cyclone advice for coastal areas from Kuri Bay to Exmouth.