Acknowledgments.

The authors thank the Chefs of forecasters team and specialists from the Center of Forecast: Armando Caymares, Idania Figueroa, Eduardo González, Adolfo Hernández, Armando Lima, Miriam T. Llanes and Ana R. Nuñez, for the summary of the information in the whole season. To Dr. Lixion Avila, specialist from the National Hurricane Center of the United States, for his valuable recommendations and exchange of opinions. Acknowledgment also extends to Milagros Sarmientos for her collaboration in the making of the map of trajectories and to Yamilis Gimeno for her collaboration in the preparation of this work for publication.