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| 2 | 2012 Pacific typhoon season - Seasonal forecasts |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | TSR forecasts Date | Tropical storms | Total Typhoons | Intense TCs | ACE | Ref |
| 4 | Average (1965–2011) | 26.2 | 16.3 | 8.4 | 295 | - |
| 5 | April 13, 2012 | 25.5 | 15.6 | 7.3 | 262 | - |
| 6 | May 5, 2012 | 25.5 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 300 | - |
| 7 | July 9, 2012 | 26.8 | 16.7 | 9.2 | 324 | - |
| 8 | August 6, 2012 | 27.4 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 327 | - |
| 9 | Other forecasts Date | Forecast Center | Period | Period | Systems | Ref |
| 10 | June 30, 2012 | CWB | January 1 — December 31 | January 1 — December 31 | 23–26 tropical storms | - |
| 11 | July 2012 | PAGASA | July — September | July — September | 7–10 tropical cyclones | - |
| 12 | July 2012 | PAGASA | October — December | October — December | 4–7 tropical cyclones | - |
| 13 | - | Forecast Center | Tropical cyclones | Tropical storms | Typhoons | Ref |
| 14 | Actual activity: | JMA | 34 | 25 | 14 | - |
| 15 | Actual activity: | JTWC | 27 | 25 | 16 | - |
| 16 | Actual activity: | PAGASA | 17 | 16 | 9 | - |

Question: What is the highlight of the  forecast by the TSR?
Answer: The TSR released its initial forecast of the season in April, and predicted that the season would see activity below the 1965–2011 average, with 25.5 tropical storms, 15.6 typhoons, 7.3 "intense" TCs and an ACE index of 262.