<page_title> 2012 Pacific hurricane season </page_title> <section_title> Seasonal forecasts </section_title> <table> <cell> CPC </cell> <cell> 12–18 </cell> <cell> 5–9 </cell> <cell> 2–5 </cell> </table>
The climatologists expected 12–18 named storms, with 5–9 becoming hurricanes, and 2–5 becoming major hurricanes.