The correct answer is A. To provide recommendations for communities for an upcoming hurricane season.
Step-by-step explanation
The prompt of a text determines its primary purpose because it tells the writer what is the topic and the focus of the text he/she will write. In this prompt, the topic is the hurricane season "Using this data write a report... about the upcoming hurricane season". Additionally, the focus of the text is to give the community recommendations for this event "Your report should make recommendations about how to get ready for the upcoming hurricane season". According to this, the purpose of this prompt based on the topic and focus is A. To provide recommendations for communities for an upcoming hurricane season.