User blog:Ryan1000/Ryan1000's official predictions for worldwide activity of 2012

Atlantic
I would expect to see a near-normal to above normal season in 2012, but I still don't want to predict as many named storms as we have had in the past two years. I think it will be more or less a 2008-like season in terms of activity, as it has been for almost every non-ENSO year since 1995. But overall I expect somewhat neutral activity in the entire season.
 * 11-17 named storms.
 * 5-8 hurricanes.
 * 2-4 major hurricanes.
 * ACE 120-135% of median.

East Pacific
I do not expect the 2012 Pacific hurricane season to have as many hurricanes and major hurricanes as last year, but I do expect near-normal to slightly below normal activity in EPac.
 * 9-15 named storms.
 * 5-7 hurricanes.
 * 2-4 major hurricanes.
 * ACE 95-120% of median.

West Pacific
WPac was dead for their last two seasons, but I still can't underestimate the most active basin in the world, so I will expect near-normal activity there this year.
 * 20-25 named storms.
 * 11-15 typhoons.
 * 4-8 major typhoons.

North Indian Ocean
Unlike last year, I think this year will be near-normal, but still, it won't be super-active, as it (almost) never has been here.
 * 3-6 named storms.
 * 1 or 2 cyclones.
 * 0 or 1 severe tropical cyclones.

Southern Hemisphere
I do not expect SWIO to be dead this year, so I will expect a near-normal season this year in SHem. I also don't see a Yasi coming this year, but hopefully we won't get too many impacts from the SHem anyways.
 * 21-26 named storms.
 * 12-15 cyclones.
 * 7-9 severe cyclones.
 * 0 or 1 category 5 cyclones.

These are my worldwide predictions for 2012. I may revise these later when we get a better idea of what's coming.