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Lists of tropical cyclone names

Due to their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm characterized by a large low pressure system center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain....
s and subtropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical cyclone and some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone....
s are given names according to policy

Tropical cyclone naming

Presently, most tropical cyclones are given a name using one of several lists of tropical cyclone names. Storms of tropical storm strength are given names to allow the public to easily distinguish between systems when there are multiple systems in an individual basin at the same time....
. The following are lists from which these tropical and subtropical cyclone names are derived.

h Atlantic Ocean storms are named by the U.S. National Hurricane Center

National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of National Weather Service's Tropical Prediction Center responsible for tracking and predicting the likely behavior of tropical depressions, tropical storms and tropical cyclone....
from the following lists. There have been six lists of names in use since 1979 (List I).

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Due to their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm characterized by a large low pressure system center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain....
s and subtropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical cyclone and some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone....
s are given names according to policy

Tropical cyclone naming

North Atlantic

North Atlantic Ocean storms are named by the U.S. National Hurricane Center

National Hurricane Center

2009 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will be an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season will officially start on June 1 and end on November 30....
, although the names of notable hurricanes are retired by the WMO on request. All letters of the alphabet are used except Q, U, X, Y and Z.

Gender alternates both between adjacent names in a list (a male name is followed by a female one and vice versa) and between initial names between lists (if one year's list starts with a female name, the next year's list begins with a male one and vice versa).

If the names on a list are all used, storms are then named after the letters of the Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet

The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th century BC or early 8th century BCE....
(Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.) Greek names, unlike the names in the regular lists, cannot be retired. In case a storm reached the magnitude that might otherwise have led to retirement, the storm would be listed with the retired names with a footnote indicating the Greek letter would still be available for future storms. The use of 21 names was established in reference to the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season

1933 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1933 Atlantic hurricane season was the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, with 21 storms forming during that year in the northwest Atlantic Ocean....
which had been the record holder for the most storms in the region. This record was broken during the 2005 season

2005 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active List of Atlantic hurricane seasons in recorded history, repeatedly shattering previous records....
, which saw 28 storms (27 named and one unnamed

2005 Azores subtropical storm

The 2005 Azores subtropical storm was the nineteenth lists of tropical cyclone names of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was not officially named by the National Hurricane Center as it was operationally classified as a non-tropical low pressure area....
), and saw the first use of the Greek alphabet to name storms.

List I (2009)		List II (2010)		List III (2011)		List IV (2012)		List V (2013)		List VI (2014)
• Ana • Bill • Claudette • Danny • Erika • Fred • Grace • Henri • Ida • Joaquin • Kate • Larry • Mindy • Nicholas • Odette • Peter • Rose • Sam • Teresa • Victor • Wanda		• Alex • Bonnie • Colin • Danielle • Earl • Fiona • Gaston • Hermine • Igor • Julia • Karl • Lisa • Matthew • Nicole • Otto • Paula • Richard • Shary • Tomas • Virginie • Walter		• Arlene • Bret • Cindy • Don • Emily • Franklin • Gert • Harvey • Irene • Jose • Katia • Lee • Maria • Nate • Ophelia • Philippe • Rina • Sean • Tammy • Vince • Whitney		• Alberto • Beryl • Chris • Debby • Ernesto • Florence • Gordon • Helene • Isaac • Joyce • Kirk • Leslie • Michael • Nadine • Oscar • Patty • Rafael • Sandy • Tony • Valerie • William		• Andrea • Barry • Chantal • Dorian • Erin • Fernand • Gabrielle • Humberto • Ingrid • Jerry • Karen • Lorenzo • Melissa • Nestor • Olga • Pablo • Rebekah • Sebastien • Tanya • Van • Wendy		• Arthur • Bertha • Cristobal • Dolly • Edouard • Fay • Gustav • Hanna • Ike • Josephine • Kyle • Laura • Marco • Nana • Omar • Paloma • Rene • Sally • Teddy • Vicky • Wilfred

North Pacific east of 140°W
140th meridian west

The meridian 140? west of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....

Eastern North Pacific naming follows the same scheme as the North Atlantic, but with its own lists. The present naming system was introduced a year earlier than the Atlantic system, when List IV was used anomalously in 1978, but List I was used in 1979 in parallel with that in the Atlantic. Names starting with X, Y and Z were only added in 1985 when the number of storms threatened to exhaust the list and are repeated every two years instead of every six as very few names begin with X, Y and Z (Xina was used in 1985, and Zeke in 1992). Q and U names remain unused, however. Hurricane names are retired as in the Atlantic, but names are more rarely retired as they are rarely damaging; the last hurricane to have its name retired was Hurricane Kenna

Hurricane Kenna

Hurricane Kenna was the third-most intense Pacific hurricane to strike the west coast of Mexico in recorded history. Kenna was the sixteenth tropical depression, thirteenth tropical storm, seventh hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and third List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes hurricane of the 2002 Pacific hurricane season....
of 2002.

List I (2008)		List II (2009)		List III (2010)		List IV (2011)		List V (2012)		List VI (2013)
• Alma • Boris • Cristina • Douglas • Elida • Fausto • Genevieve • Hernan • Iselle • Julio • Karina • Lowell • Marie • Norbert • Odile • Polo • Rachel • Simon • Trudy • Vance • Winnie • Xavier • Yolanda • Zeke		• Andres • Blanca • Carlos • Dolores • Enrique • Felicia • Guillermo • Hilda • Ignacio • Jimena • Kevin • Linda • Marty • Nora • Olaf • Patricia • Rick • Sandra • Terry • Vivian • Waldo • Xina • York • Zelda		• Agatha • Blas • Celia • Darby • Estelle • Frank • Georgette • Howard • Isis • Javier • Kay • Lester • Madeline • Newton • Orlene • Paine • Roslyn • Seymour • Tina • Virgil • Winifred • Xavier • Yolanda • Zeke		• Adrian • Beatriz • Calvin • Dora • Eugene • Fernanda • Greg • Hilary • Irwin • Jova • Kenneth • Lidia • Max • Norma • Otis • Pilar • Ramon • Selma • Todd • Veronica • Wiley • Xina • York • Zelda		• Aletta • Bud • Carlotta • Daniel • Emilia • Fabio • Gilma • Hector • Ileana • John • Kristy • Lane • Miriam • Norman • Olivia • Paul • Rosa • Sergio • Tara • Vicente • Willa • Xavier • Yolanda • Zeke		• Alvin • Barbara • Cosme • Dalila • Erick • Flossie • Gil • Henriette • Ivo • Juliette • Kiko • Lorena • Manuel • Narda • Octave • Priscilla • Raymond • Sonia • Tico • Velma • Wallis • Xina • York • Zelda

As in the Atlantic, the Greek alphabet

Greek alphabet

The Greek alphabet is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th century BC or early 8th century BCE....
(Alpha, Beta, etc.) would be used to name any additional cyclones if there are more than 24 named storms in one season. Unlike in the Atlantic, this has never happened in the Pacific.

Central North Pacific (International Date Line to 140°W)

Central North Pacific storms are named by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center

Central Pacific Hurricane Center

The Central Pacific Hurricane Center of the United States National Weather Service is the official body responsible for tracking and issuing tropical cyclone warnings, watches, advisories, discussions, and statements for the Central North Pacific Basin....
in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the Capital and most populous census-designated place in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the Honolulu County, Hawaii, and the city and county is designated as the entire island....
from the following lists (arranged in order of the Hawaiian alphabet

Hawaiian language

The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian languages that takes its name from Hawaii , the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed....
). The lists are used in rotating order without regard to year; the first name for a new year is the next name that was not used the previous year. The last name used from this list was Kika
Tropical Storm Kika (2008)

Tropical Storm Kika was the only tropical cyclone to form in the central Pacific hurricane in the 2008 Pacific hurricane season and the first to form in the basin since Hurricane Ioke in 2006 Pacific hurricane season....
, in the 2008 season

2008 Pacific hurricane season

The 2008 Pacific hurricane season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started May 15, 2008 in the eastern Pacific, started on June 1, 2008 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 2008....
. The next tropical storm that forms in the Central Pacific will be named Lana, as of the 2009 season

2009 Pacific hurricane season

The 2009 Pacific hurricane season will be an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season will officially start on May 15 for the Eastern Pacific basin and June 1 for the Central Pacific basin, and will end on November 30....
. As with the National Hurricane Center's lists, the names of damaging storms are retired (for example, Iniki

Hurricane Iniki

Hurricane Iniki was the most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. state of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Islands in recorded history. Forming during the strong El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation of 1991?1994, Iniki was one of eleven Central Pacific tropical cyclones during the 1992 Pacific hurricane season....
was replaced with Iolana).

List I		List II		List III		List IV
Akoni Ema Hone Iona Keli Lala Moke Nolo Olana Pena Ulana Wale		Aka Ekeka Hene Iolana Keoni Lino Mele Nona Oliwa Pama Upana Wene		Alika Ele Huko Iopa Kika Lana Maka Neki Omeka Pewa Unala Wali		Ana Ela Halola Iune Kilo Loke Malia Niala Oho Pali Ulika Walaka

Western North Pacific (International Date Line to 100°E)

Tropical Cyclones north of the Equator

Equator

The equator is the intersection of the Earth's surface with the Plane perpendicular to the Earth's rotation and containing the Earth's center of mass....
between the International Dateline and 100°E

100th meridian east

The meridian 100? east of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
, and are named from the following lists, once they reach Tropical Storm strength by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre

A Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre is responsible for the distribution of information, advisories, and warnings regarding the specific program they have a part of, agreed by consensus at the World Meteorological Organization as part of the World Weather Watch....
in Tokyo, Japan. Names are contributed by members of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee. Each of the 14 nations or territories submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order, by the English name of the country.

Contributing Nation	Names
Cambodia Cambodia The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....	Damrey	Kong-rey	Nakri	Krovanh	Sarika
China	Haikui	Yutu	Fengshen	Dujuan	Haima
DPR Korea North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....	Kirogi	Toraji	Kalmaegi	Mujigae	Meari
Hong Kong	Kai-tak	Man-yi	Fung-wong	Choi-wan	Ma-on
Japan	Tembin	Usagi	Kammuri	Koppu	Tokage
Laos Laos Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....	Bolaven	Pabuk	Phanfone	Ketsana	Nock-ten
Macau Macau The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....	Sanba	Wutip	Vongfong	Parma	Muifa
Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....	Jelawat	Sepat	Nuri	Melor	Merbok
Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in Associated state with the United States....	Ewiniar	Fitow	Sinlaku	Nepartak	Nanmadol
Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....	Maliksi	Danas	Hagupit	Lupit	Talas
RO Korea South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....	Gaemi	Nari	Jangmi	Mirinae	Noru
Thailand Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....	Prapiroon	Wipha	Mekkhala	Nida	Kulap
U.S.A.	Maria	Francisco	Higos	Omais	Roke
Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....	Son-Tinh	Lekima	Bavi	Conson	Sonca
Cambodia Cambodia The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....	Bopha	Krosa	Maysak	Chanthu	Nesat
China	Wukong	Haiyan	Haishen	Dianmu	Haitang
DPR Korea North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....	Sonamu	Podul	Noul	Mindulle	Nalgae
Hong Kong	Shanshan	Lingling	Dolphin	Lionrock	Banyan
Japan	Yagi	Kajiki	Kujira	Kompasu	Washi
Laos Laos Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....	Leepi	Faxai	Chan-hom	Namtheun	Pakhar
Macau Macau The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....	Bebinca	Peipah	Linfa	Malou	Sanvu
Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....	Rumbia	Tapah	Nangka	Meranti	Mawar
Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in Associated state with the United States....	Soulik	Mitag	Soudelor	Fanapi	Guchol
Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....	Cimaron	Hagibis	Molave	Malakas	Talim
RO Korea South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....	Jebi	Neoguri	Goni	Megi	Doksuri
Thailand Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....	Mangkhut	Rammasun	Morakot	Chaba	Khanun
U.S.A.	Utor	Matmo	Etau	Aere	Vicente
Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....	Trami	Halong	Vamco	Songda	Saola

Note: Names listed under United States are from Chamorro

Chamorro language

It is an agglutinative language, grammatically allowing root words to be modified by an unlimited number of affixes. For example, masanganen?aihon "talked awhile ", passivizing prefix ma-, root verb sangan, directional suffix i "to" with excrescent consonant n, and suffix ?aihon "a short amount of time"....
(language of the Mariana Islands

Mariana Islands

The Mariana Islands are an archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east....
), Palauan

Palauan language

Palauan is one of the two nationally recognized official languages spoken in the Palau . It is a member of the Austronesian languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Malayo-Polynesian languages group; all others are considered to be members of either the Micronesian languages or Samoic la...
, and Marshallese

Marshallese language

The Marshallese language is a Malayo-Polynesian languages of the Marshall Islands. There are two major dialects: R?lik and Ratak ....
. Names listed under Micronesia are from the four main languages of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Weather offices in the FSM, Palau

Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
and the Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands , is a Micronesian island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator....
are funded by and administratively under the United States' National Weather Service

National Weather Service

The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States Federal government of the United States....
.

Philippines

The (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones (including tropical depressions) within its area of responsibility. These names are used along with the international names in the Western North Pacific. Lists are recycled every four years and are effective from 2005. If the list of names for a given year is insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list. The names that are in bold have been retired with the new names due to be announced in 2009

List 1 2009	List 2 2010	List 3 2011	List 4 2012
Auring Bising Crising Dante Emong Feria Gorio Huaning Isang Jolina Kiko Labuyo Maring Nando Ondoy Pepeng Quedan Ramil Santi Tino Urduja Vinta Wilma Yolanda Zoraida	Agaton Basyang Caloy Domeng Ester Florita Glenda Henry Inday Juan Katring Luis Milenyo Neneng Ompong Paeng Queenie Reming Seniang Tomas Usman Venus Waldo Yayang Zeny	Amang Bebeng Chedeng Dodong Egay Falcon Goring Hanna Ineng Juaning Kabayan Lando Mina Nonoy Onyok Pedring Quiel Ramon Sendong Tisoy Ursula Viring Weng Yoyoy Zigzag	Ambo Butchoy Cosme Dindo Enteng Frank Gener Helen Igme Julian Karen Lawin Marce Nina Ofel Pablo Quinta Rolly Siony Tonyo Ulysses Vicky Warren Yoyong Zosimo
Auxiliary
Alamid Bruno Conching Dolor Ernie Florante Gerardo Hernan Isko Jerome	Agila Bagwis Chito Diego Elena Felino Gunding Harriet Indang Jessa	Abe Berto Charo Dado Estoy Felion Gening Herman Irma Jaime	Alakdan Baldo Clara Dencio Estong Felipe Gardo Heling Ismael Julio

North Indian Ocean

This list is effective from mid-2004 until 2009. The names will be used sequentially and once only.. Names in bold have been used.

Contributing Nations	List 1	List 2	List 3	List 4	List 5	List 6	List 7	List 8
Bangladesh Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south.... India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world.... Maldives Maldives The Maldives , or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a Atolls of the Maldivess stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean.... Mynamar Oman Oman Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest.... Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th... Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India.... Thailand Thailand The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....	Onil Agni Cyclone Agni Severe Cyclonic Storm Agni was a tropical cyclone of the 2004 North Indian Ocean cyclone season notable for its record proximity to the equator.... Hibaru Pyarr Baaz Fanoos Mala Cyclone Mala Cyclone Mala, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala, was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2006 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.... Mukda	Ogni Akash Cyclone Akash Cyclone Akash was the first named tropical cyclone of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Warned by both India Meteorological Department and Joint Typhoon Warning Center , it formed from an area of disturbed weather on the Bay of Bengal on May 12, and gradually organized as it drifted northward.... Gonu Cyclone Gonu Cyclone Gonu was the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea, and tied for the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the northern Indian Ocean and was the strongest named cyclone in this basin.... Yemyin Cyclone Yemyin Cyclone Yemyin was a deadly tropical cyclone that made landfall on India and Pakistan. The Pakistan Meteorological Department referred to Tropical Cyclone 03B as "Tropical Cyclone Yemyin".... Sidr Cyclone Sidr Cyclone Sidr was the strongest named cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. The fourth named storm of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Sidr formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and quickly strengthened to reach peak 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h , which would make it a Category-5 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simps... Nargis Cyclone Nargis Cyclone Nargis , was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma . The cyclone made landfall in the country on May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 146,000 fatalities with thousands more people still missing.... Rashmi Khai-Muk	Nisha Bijli Aila Phyan Ward Laila Bandu Phet	Giri Jal Keila Thane Mujan Nilam Mahasen Phailin	Helen Leher Madi Na-nauk Hudhud Nilofar Priya Komen	Chapala Megh Roanu Kyant Nada Vardah Asiri Mora	Ockhi Sagar Makunu Daye Luban Titli Gigum Phethai	Fani Vayu Hikaa Kyarr Maha Bulbul Soba Amphan

Names updated 2008

South-west Indian Ocean (05°S - 30°S & 90°E - 30°E)

Tropical disturbances are named upon reaching moderate tropical storm strength. If a tropical disturbance reaches this intensity west of 55°E, then the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Madagascar assigns the appropriate name to the storm. If it reaches moderate tropical storm strength between 55°E and 90°E, then the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre in Mauritius names the storm. New name lists are used every year, so no names are retired.

2008/2009

Asma - Bernard - Cinda - Dongo - Eric - Fanele - Gael - Hina - Izilda - Jade - Kago - Lisebo - Magoma - Newa - Owami - Pulane - Qoli - Rute - Sama - Tsholo - Uzale - Vimbai - Wada - Xylo - Yamba - Zita

TCWC Jakarta (Equator to 10°S & 90°E - 125°E)

Tropical cyclones that develop between the Equator

Equator

The equator is the intersection of the Earth's surface with the Plane perpendicular to the Earth's rotation and containing the Earth's center of mass....
and 10°S

10th parallel south

The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degree south of the Earth equator.Part of the border between Brazil and Peru is defined by the parallel....
and between 90°E

90th meridian east

The meridian 90? east of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
and 125°E

125th meridian east

The meridian 125? east of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia. The list is effective from 1 July 2008. Names are used sequentially. Standby list B details replacement names for list A which will be added in the bottom of list A to maintain the alphabetical order.

List A		List B (standby)
Anggrek Bakung Cempaka Dahlia Flamboyan Kenanga Lili Mawar Seroja Teratai		Anggur Belimbing Duku Jambu Lengkeng Mangga Nangka Pisang Rambuta Sawo

Australia

The Australian cyclone authorities give cyclones names for cyclones that form around Australia. The lists are similar to the Hawaiian list in how they operate. The lists are used in rotating order without regard to year (the first name for a new year is the next name that was not used the previous year), and damaging storm names are retired. Cyclones retain their name when they are wandering in from other responsibility areas.

In the Australian region non-frontal low pressure systems of synoptic scale developing over warm waters are named whenever observations and/or Dvorak

Dvorak technique

The Dvorak technique is a widely used system to subjectively estimate tropical cyclone intensity based solely on visible and infrared Weather satellite....
intensity analysis indicate the presence of gale force

Beaufort scale

The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind wind speed based mainly on observed sea conditions. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale....
or stronger winds near the centre. It should be emphasized that an unnamed tropical system may have gales in one or more quadrants, but not near the centre.

	Names
Anika	Anthony	Alessia	Alfred	Ann
Billy	Bianca	Bruce	Blanche	Blake
Charlotte	Carlos	Cathy	Caleb	Claudia
Dominic	Dianne	Dylan	Debbie	Damien
Ellie	Errol	Edna	Ernie	Esther
Freddy	Fina	Fletcher	Frances	Ferdinand
Gabrielle	Grant	Gillian	Greg	Gretel
Hamish	Heidi	Hadi	Hilda	Harold
Ilsa	Iggy	Ita	Ira	Imogen
Jasper	Jasmine	Jack	Joyce	Joshua
Kirrily	Koji	Kate	Kelvin	Kimi
Laurence	Lua	Lam	Linda	Lucas
Magda	Mitchell	Marcia	Marcus	Marian
Neville	Narelle	Nathan	Nora	Noah
Olga	Oswald	Olwyn	Owen	Odette
Paul	Peta	Quang	Penny	Paddy
Robyn	Rusty	Raquel	Riley	Ruby
Sean	Sandra	Stan	Savannah	Seth
Tasha	Tim	Tatjana	Trevor	Tiffany
	Vince	Victoria	Uriah	Veronica	Verdun
	Zelia	Zane	Ywvette	Wallace	--------

TCWC Port Moresby

Tropical cyclones that develop north of 10°S

10th parallel south

The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degree south of the Earth equator.Part of the border between Brazil and Peru is defined by the parallel....
between 141°E

141st meridian east

The 141st meridian east of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole through Asia, New Guinea and Australia....
and 160°E

160th meridian east

The meridian 160? east of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The list is effective from 1 July 2008. Names are used sequentially. List B details replacement names for list A which will be added in the bottom of list A to maintain the alphabetical order.

List A		List B
Alu Buri Dodo Emau Fere Hibu Ila Kama Lobu Maila		Nou Obaha Paia Ranu Sabi Tau Ume Vali Wau Auram

South-West Pacific Ocean (160°E - 120°W)

Tropical cyclones that form between 160°E

160th meridian east

120th meridian west

The meridian 120? west of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
and north of 25°S

25th parallel south

The 25th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 25 degree south of the Earth equator, just south of the Tropic of Capricorn.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 25? south passes through:...
, are monitored by the Regional Specialised Metrological Center in Nadi, Fiji. Those cyclones that move south of 25°S

25th parallel south

The 25th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 25 degree south of the Earth equator, just south of the Tropic of Capricorn.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 25? south passes through:...
are named in conjunction with RSMC Nadi by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Wellington, New Zealand.

List A		List B		List C		List D		List E (standby)
Ana Bina Cody Dovi Eva Fili Gina Hagar Irene Judy Kerry Lola Mal Nat Olof Pita Rae Sheila Tam Urmil Vaianu Wati Xavier Yani Zita		Arthur Becky Chip Denia Elisa Fotu Glen Hettie Innis Joni Ken Lin Mick Nisha Oli Pat Rene Sarah Tomas — Vania Wilma — Yasi Zaka		Atu Bune Cyril Daphne Evan Freda Garry Heley Ian June Kofi Lusi Mike Nute Odile Pam Reuben Solo Tuni Ula Victor Winston — Yalo Zena		Amos Bart Colin Donna Ella Frank Gita Hali Iris Jo Kala Leo Mona Neil Oma Pami Rita Sarai Tino — Vicky Wiki — Yolande Zazu		Alvin Bela Cook Dean Eden Florin Garth Hart Isa Julie Kevin Louise Moses Niko Opeti Pearl Rex Suki Troy Vanessa Wano Yvonne Zidane Saga Lea Kamu Pena Elia

South Atlantic

Because of the rarity of tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean, there is no naming scheme for storms that occur there.

When a hurricane formed there in 2004, it was informally named Catarina

Cyclone Catarina

Cyclone Catarina is one of several informal names for a South Atlantic tropical cyclone that hit southeastern Brazil in late March 2004. The storm developed out of a stationary Surface weather analysis upper-level trough on March 12....
after Santa Catarina in Brazil, where it made landfall. Some meteorologists, however, referred to it as Hurricane Aldonça, with the idea of using an A name for the first storm.

Lists of tropical cyclone names

North Atlantic

North Pacific east of 140°W140th meridian westThe meridian 140? west of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....

Central North Pacific (International Date Line to 140°W)

Western North Pacific (International Date Line to 100°E)

Philippines

North Indian Ocean

South-west Indian Ocean (05°S - 30°S & 90°E - 30°E)

TCWC Jakarta (Equator to 10°S & 90°E - 125°E)

Australia

TCWC Port Moresby

South-West Pacific Ocean (160°E - 120°W)

South Atlantic

See also

North Pacific east of 140°W
140th meridian west

The meridian 140? west of Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....