Lists of tropical cyclone names - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Due to their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier

Unique identifier

With reference to a given set of objects, a unique identifier is any identifier which is guaranteed to be unique among all identifiers used for those objects and for a specific purpose...

in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...

s and subtropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone. As early as the 1950s, meteorologists were unclear whether they should be characterized as tropical or extratropical cyclones. They were officially recognized by the National...

s are given names according to policy (see Tropical cyclone naming

Tropical cyclone naming

Tropical cyclones have officially been named since 1945 and are named for a variety of reasons, which include to facilitate communications between forecasters and the public when forecasts, watches, and warnings are issued. Names also reduce confusion about what storm is being described, as more...

). The following are lists from which these tropical and subtropical cyclone names are derived.

North Atlantic

Within the North Atlantic ocean, tropical or subtropical cyclones are named by the National Hurricane Center

National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of the National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting weather systems within the tropics between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th...

(NHC/RSMC Miami) when they are judged to have intensified into a tropical storm with winds of at least 65 km/h, (40 mph). Six lists of names are used in alphabetical order, and maintained by the World Meteorological Organization with them rotating on a yearly basis. Significant tropical cyclones have their names retired from the lists with a replacement name selected at the next World Meteorological Organization

World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...

(WMO), Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee meeting. If all of the names on a list are used, storms are named after the letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.). Greek names, unlike the names in the regular lists, cannot be retired. If a storm ever 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.

Sources for tropical cyclone names.
2011	Arlene	Bret	Cindy	Don	Emily	Franklin	Gert	Harvey	Irene	Jose	Katia
2011	Lee	Maria	Nate	Ophelia	Philippe	Rina	Sean	Tammy	Vince	Whitney
2012	Alberto	Beryl	Chris	Debby	Ernesto	Florence	Gordon	Helene	Isaac	Joyce	Kirk
2012	Leslie	Michael	Nadine	Oscar	Patty	Rafael	Sandy	Tony	Valerie	William
2013	Andrea	Barry	Chantal	Dorian	Erin	Fernand	Gabrielle	Humberto	Ingrid	Jerry	Karen
2013	Lorenzo	Melissa	Nestor	Olga	Pablo	Rebekah	Sebastien	Tanya	Van	Wendy
2014	Arthur	Bertha	Cristobal	Dolly	Edouard	Fay	Gonzalo	Hanna	Isaias	Josephine	Kyle
2014	Laura	Marco	Nana	Omar	Paulette	Rene	Sally	Teddy	Vicky	Wilfred
2015	Ana	Bill	Claudette	Danny	Erika	Fred	Grace	Henri	Ida	Joaquin	Kate
2015	Larry	Mindy	Nicholas	Odette	Peter	Rose	Sam	Teresa	Victor	Wanda
2016	Alex	Bonnie	Colin	Danielle	Earl	Fiona	Gaston	Hermine	Ian	Julia	Karl
2016	Lisa	Matthew	Nicole	Otto	Paula	Richard	Shary	Tobias	Virginie	Walter

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Within the Eastern Pacific Ocean there are two Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMC's) who assign names to tropical cyclones when they are judged to have intensified into a tropical storm with winds of at least 65 km/h, (40 mph). Tropical cyclones that intensify into tropical storms between the coast of Americas and 140°W are named by the National Hurricane Center (NHC/RSMC Miami), whilst tropical cyclones intensifying into tropical storms between 140°W and 180° 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...

(CPHC/RSMC Honolulu). Significant tropical cyclones have their names retired from the lists and a replacement name selected at the next World Meteorological Organization Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee meeting. Should a tropical cyclone pass from the NHC's area of responsibility in to the CPHC's or vice versa it will retain its original name.

North Pacific east of 140°W

When a tropical depression intensifies into a tropical storm to the north of the Equator between the coastline of the Americas and 140°W then it will be named by the NHC. Six lists of names are maintained by the World Meteorological Organization with them rotating on a yearly basis. Significant tropical cyclones have their names retired from the lists with a replacement name selected at the next World Meteorological Organization Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee meeting. If all of the names on a list are used, storms are then named after the letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.). Greek names, unlike the names in the regular lists, cannot be retired. If a storm ever 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.

Sources for tropical cyclone names.
2011	Adrian	Beatriz	Calvin	Dora	Eugene	Fernanda	Greg	Hilary	Irwin	Jova	Kenneth	Lidia
2011	Max	Norma	Otis	Pilar	Ramon	Selma	Todd	Veronica	Wiley	Xina	York	Zelda
2012	Aletta	Bud	Carlotta	Daniel	Emilia	Fabio	Gilma	Hector	Ileana	John	Kristy	Lane
2012	Martin	Norman	Olivia	Paul	Rosa	Sergio	Tara	Vicente	Willa	Xavier	Yolanda	Zeke
2013	Alvin	Barbara	Cosme	Dalila	Erick	Flossie	Gil	Henriette	Ivo	Juliette	Kiko	Lorena
2013	Manuel	Narda	Octave	Priscilla	Raymond	Sonia	Tico	Velma	Wallis	Xina	York	Zelda
2014	Amanda	Boris	Cristina	Douglas	Elida	Fausto	Genevieve	Hernan	Iselle	Julio	Karina	Lowell
2014	Marie	Norbert	Odile	Polo	Rachel	Simon	Trudy	Vance	Winnie	Xavier	Yolanda	Zeke
2015	Andres	Blanca	Carlos	Dolores	Enrique	Felicia	Guillermo	Hilda	Ignacio	Jimena	Kevin	Linda
2015	Marty	Nora	Olaf	Patricia	Rick	Sandra	Terry	Vivian	Waldo	Xina	York	Zelda
2016	Agatha	Blas	Celia	Darby	Estelle	Frank	Georgette	Howard	Isis	Javier	Kay	Lester
2016	Madeline	Newton	Orlene	Paine	Roslyn	Seymour	Tina	Virgil	Winifred	Xavier	Yolanda	Zeke

Central North Pacific (140°W to 180°)

When a tropical depression intensifies into a tropical storm to the north of the Equator between 140°W and 180° it is named by the CPHC. Four lists of names are maintained by the World Meteorological Organization, rotating without regard to year, with the first name for a new year being the next name in sequence that was not used the previous year. Significant tropical cyclones have their names retired from the lists, with a replacement name selected at the next World Meteorological Organization Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee meeting. The last name to be used from this list was Omeka, while the next one will be Pewa.

Sources for tropical cyclone names.
List 1	Akoni	Ema	Hone	Iona	Keli	Lala	Moke	Nolo	Olana	Pena	Ulana	Wale
List 2	Aka	Ekeka	Hene	Iolana	Keoni	Lino	Mele	Nona	Oliwa	Pama	Upana	Wene
List 3	Alika	Ele	Huko	Iopa	Kika	Lana	Maka	Neki	Omeka	Pewa	Unala	Wali
List 4	Ana	Ela	Halola	Iune	Kilo	Loke	Malia	Niala	Oho	Pali	Ulika	Walaka

Western Pacific Ocean (180° to 100°E)

Within the Northwestern Pacific Ocean there are two separate agencies who assign names to tropical cyclones which often results in a cyclone having two names. The Japan Meteorological Agency names tropical cyclones should they be judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h, (40 mph), to the north of the equator between the 180°

180th meridian

The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian which is 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian passing through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. It is common to both east longitude and west longitude. It is used as the basis for the International Date Line because it for the most part passes...

and 100°E

100th meridian east

The meridian 100° east of Greenwich 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....

. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N and 25°N even if the cyclone has had a name assigned to it by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

International names

Tropical Cyclones are named from the following lists 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.-Tropical...

in Tokyo, Japan, once they reach tropical storm strength. 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	Cambodia	China	North Korea (DPRK)	Hong Kong	Japan	Laos	Macau	Malaysia	Micronesia	Philippines	South Korea (ROK)	Thailand	USA	Vietnam
List 1	Damrey	Haikui	Kirogi	Kai-Tak	Tembin	Bolaven	Sanba	Jelawat	Ewiniar	Maliksi	Gaemi	Prapiroon	Maria	Son-Tinh
List 1	Bopha	Wukong	Sonamu	Shanshan	Yagi	Leepi	Bebinca	Rumbia	Soulik	Cimaron	Jebi	Mangkhut	Utor	Trami
List 2	Kong-rey	Yutu	Toraji	Man-yi	Usagi	Pabuk	Wutip	Sepat	Fitow	Danas	Nari	Wipha	Francisco	Lekima
List 2	Krosa	Haiyan	Podul	Lingling	Kajiki	Faxai	Peipah	Tapah	Mitag	Hagibis	Neoguri	Rammasun	Matmo	Halong
List 3	Nakri	Fengshen	Kalmaegi	Fung-wong	Kanmuri	Phanfone	Vongfong	Nuri	Sinlaku	Hagupit	Jangmi	Mekkhala	Higos	Bavi
List 3	Maysak	Haishen	Noul	Dolphin	Kujira	Chan-hom	Linfa	Nangka	Soudelor	Molave	Goni	Atsani	Etau	Vamco
List 4	Krovanh	Dujuan	Mujigae	Choi-wan	Koppu	Champi	In-Fa	Melor	Nepartak	Lupit	Mirinae	Nida	Omais	Conson
List 4	Chanthu	Dianmu	Mindulle	Lionrock	Kompasu	Namtheun	Malou	Meranti		Malakas	Megi	Chaba	Aere	Songda
List 5	Sarika	Haima	Meari	Ma-on	Tokage	Nock-ten	Muifa	Merbok	Nanmadol	Talas	Noru	Kulap	Roke	Sonca
List 5	Nesat	Haitang	Nalgae	Banyan	Washi	Pakhar	Sanvu	Mawar	Guchol	Talim	Doksuri	Khanun	Vicente	Saola
Sources for tropical cyclone names.

Philippines

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and...

uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility, and any tropical cyclone that moves into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list of names, with the first ten published every year.

Sources for tropical cyclone names.
2011	Amang	Bebeng	Chedeng	Dodong	Egay	Falcon	Goring	Hanna	Ineng	Juaning	Kabayan	Lando	Mina	Nonoy	Onyok	Pedring	Quiel	Ramon
2011	Sendong	Tisoy	Ursula	Viring	Weng	Yoyoy	Zigzag	Abe	Berto	Charo	Dado	Estoy	Felion	Gening	Herman	Irma	Jaime
2012	Ambo	Butchoy	Cosme	Dindo	Enteng	This name was retired after its last use but no name has been selected to replace it yet	Gener	Helen	Igme	Julian	Karen	Lawin	Marce	Nina	Ofel	Pablo	Quinta	Rolly
2012	Siony	Tonyo	Ulysses	Vicky	Warren	Yoyong	Zosimo	Alakdan	Baldo	Clara	Dencio	Estong	Felipe	Gardo	Heling	Ismael	Julio
2013	Auring	Bising	Crising	Dante	Emong	Feria	Gorio	Huaning	Isang	Jolina	Kiko	Labuyo	Maring	Nando			Quedan	Ramil
2013	Santi	Tino	Urduja	Vinta	Wilma	Yolanda	Zoraida	Alamid	Bruno	Conching	Dolor	Ernie	Florante	Gerardo	Hernan	Isko	Jerome
2014	Agaton	Basyang	Caloy	Domeng	Ester	Florita	Glenda	Henry	Inday	Juan	Katring	Luis	Mario	Neneng	Ompong	Paeng	Queenie	Ruby
2014	Seniang	Tomas	Usman	Venus	Waldo	Yayang	Zeny	Agila	Bagwis	Chito	Diego	Elena	Felino	Gunding	Harriet	Indang	Jessa

North Indian Ocean (45°E – 100°E)

Within this basin, a tropical cyclone is assigned a name when it is judged to have reached Cyclonic Storm intensity with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The names were selected by members of the ESCAP/WMO panel on Tropical Cyclones between 2000 and May 2004, before the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in New Delhi

India Meteorological Department

The India Meteorological Department , also referred to as the Met Office, is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology...

started to assign names in September 2004. There is no retirement of tropical cyclone names in this basin as the list of names is only scheduled to be used once before a new list of names is drawn up. Should a named tropical cyclone move into the basin, from the Western Pacific then it will retain its original name.

Contributing Nations	List 1	List 2	List 3	List 4	List 5	List 6	List 7	List 8
Bangladesh	Onil Cyclone Onil Severe Cyclonic Storm Onil was the first tropical cyclone to be named in the northern Indian Ocean...	Ogni	Nisha	Giri Cyclone Giri Cyclone Giri was a powerful tropical cyclone which caused catastrophic damage in parts of Myanmar in late October 2010...	Helen	Chapala	Ockhi	Fani
India	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. It was the second North Indian Ocean cyclone to receive a name, after Onil earlier in the year...	Akash Cyclone Akash Cyclone Akash was the first named tropical cyclone of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season...	Bijli Cyclone Bijli Cyclone Bijli , was the first tropical cyclone to form during the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Cyclonic Storm Bijli formed from an area of Low Pressure on April 14. Later that evening, RSMC New Delhi upgraded the Low Pressure into a Deep Depression...	Jal Cyclone Jal Severe Cyclonic Storm Jal , also known as Cyclone Jal, is the fifth named cyclonic storm and the fourth Severe Cyclonic Storm of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Jal developed from a low pressure area in the South China Sea that organized into a Tropical Depression on . Jal is a Sanskrit...	Leher	Megh	Sagar	Vayu
Maldives	Hibaru	Gonu Cyclone Gonu Cyclone Gonu is the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea, and is also the strongest named cyclone in the northern Indian Ocean...	Aila Cyclone Aila Cyclone Aila was the second tropical cyclone of the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season...	Keila Cyclone Keila Cyclonic Storm Keila , also known as Cyclone Keila, is the first named cyclonic storm and the first storm to reach cyclone intensity of the 2011 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Keila developed from a low pressure area in the Arabian Sea that organized into a tropical depression on October 29...	Madi	Roanu	Makunu	Hikaa
Myanmar	Pyarr	Yemyin Cyclone Yemyin Cyclone Yemyin was a deadly tropical cyclone that made landfalls on India and Pakistan. The Pakistan Meteorological Department referred to Tropical Cyclone 03B as "Tropical Cyclone Yemyin"...	Phyan Cyclone Phyan Cyclonic Storm Phyan developed as a tropical disturbance to the southwest of Colombo in Sri Lanka on November 4, 2009. Over the next couple of days, the disturbance gradually developed before weakening as it made landfall on Southern India on November 7...	Thane	Na−nauk	Kyant	Daye	Kyarr
Oman	Baaz	Sidr Cyclone Sidr Cyclone Sidr was the strongest named cyclone in the Bay of Bengal...	Ward	Murjan	Hudhud	Nada	Luban	Maha
Pakistan	Fanoos	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 Burma on Friday, May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 138,000 fatalities...	Laila Cyclone Laila Cyclonic Storm Laila named by Pakistan is the first cyclonic storm to affect southeastern India in May since the 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone. The first tropical cyclone of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Laila developed on May 17 in the Bay of Bengal from a persistent area of...	Nilam	Nilofar	Vardah	Titli	Bulbul
Sri Lanka	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...	Rashmi Cyclone Rashmi Cyclone Rashmi was the seventh tropical cyclone of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season and second cyclonic storm, as well as the fifth tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal that year...	Bandu	Mahasen	Priya	Asiri	Gigum	Soba
Thailand	Mukda	Khai−Muk	Phet Cyclone Phet Cyclone Phet was the third named cyclone of the 2010 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Phet developed from a low pressure area in the Arabian Sea that organized into a tropical cyclone on May 31...	Phailin	Komen	Mora	Phethai	Amphan
Sources for tropical cyclone names.

South-West Indian Ocean (90°E – 30°E)

Within the South-west Indian Ocean, tropical and subtropical depressions that are judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h, (40 mph) or more for at least 6 hours by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center

Regional Specialized Meteorological Center

on La Réunion Island

Réunion

Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...

, France are named. However it is the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centers in Mauritius and Madagascar who name the systems. The Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Center in Mauritius names the storm should it intensify into a moderate tropical storm between 55°E and 90°E

90th meridian east

The meridian 90° east of Greenwich 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.The Ninety East Ridge is named after the meridian....

; if the storm should intensify into a moderate tropical storm between 30°E and 55°E

55th meridian east

The meridian 55° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....

then the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Center in Madagascar assigns the appropriate name to the storm. New name lists are used every year, whilst a name is normally only used once so thus no names are retired.

Sources for tropical cyclone names.
2011-12 2011–12 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season The 2011–12 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season is an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It began on November 15, 2011, and will end on April 30, 2012, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it will end on May 15, 2012...	Alenga	Benilde	Chanda	Dando	Ethel	Funso	Giovanna	Hilwa	Irina	Joni	Kuena	Lesego	Michel
	Noyana	Olivier	Pokera	Quincy	Rebaone	Salama	Tristan	Ursula	Violet	Wilson	Xavier	Yekela	Zaina
2012-13	Anais	Boldwin	Claudia	Dumile	Emang	Felleng	Gino	Haruna	Imelda	Jamala	Kachay	Luciano	Mariam
2012-13	Njazi	Onias	Pelagie	Quiliro	Richard	Solani	Tamim	Urilia	Vuyane	Wagner	Xusa	Yarona	Zacarias

Australian Region (90°E – 160°E)

Within the Australian Region there are five different official Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers who assign names to tropical cyclones. However as three of the warning centers are run by the Bureau of Meteorology

Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology is an Executive Agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then...

of Australia, only 3 lists of names exist. A tropical low or a tropical depression will be judged to have intensified into a tropical cyclone if winds reach 65 km/h, (40 mph) and it is evident that gales are occurring more than halfway around the center. Significant tropical cyclones have their names retired from the lists and a replacement name selected at the next WMO Regional Association V Tropical Cyclone Committee meeting.

When a tropical depression intensifies into a tropical cyclone between the Equator

Equator

An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....

and 10°S

10th parallel south

The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....

and between 90°E

90th meridian east

and 141°E

141st meridian east

The 141st meridian east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....

then it will be named by TCWC Jakarta. Should a tropical low intensify into a tropical cyclone between the Equator and 10°S and between 141°E

141st meridian east

and 160°E

160th meridian east

The meridian 160° east of Greenwich 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 Center in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Tropical lows intensifying into tropical cyclones in all other areas between 90°E

90th meridian east

and 160°E

160th meridian east

The meridian 160° east of Greenwich 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....

as well as the Equator and 40°S are named by the Bureau of Meteorology of Australia.

Indonesia

When a tropical depression intensifies into a tropical cyclone between the Equator

Equator

An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....

and 10°S

10th parallel south

and between 90°E

90th meridian east

and 141°E

141st meridian east

it will be named by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Names are currently assigned in sequence from list A, whilst list B details names that will replace names on list A that are retired.

Sources for tropical cyclone names.
List A	Anggrek	Bakung	Cempaka	Dahlia	Flamboyan	Kenanga	Lili	Mawar	Seroja	Teratai
List B	Anggur	Belimbing	Duku	Jambu	Lengkeng	Mangga	Nangka	Pisang	Rambutan	Sawo

Australia

When a tropical low intensifies into a tropical cyclone between 10°S

10th parallel south

and 40°S

40th parallel south

The 40th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 40 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....

and between 90°E

90th meridian east

and 160°E

160th meridian east

The meridian 160° east of Greenwich 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....

, then it will be named by one of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers

Bureau of Meteorology

in Perth, Darwin, or Brisbane. Starting with Anika, the names are assigned in alphabetical order with the lists used in rotating order without regard to year.

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

Papua New Guinea

When a tropical low intensifies into a tropical cyclone between the equator and 10°S and between 141°E and 160°E then it will be named by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers in Port Moresby, New Guinea. Names are assigned randomly by TCWC Port Moresby whilst list B details replacement names for list A which will be added in the bottom of list A to maintain the alphabetical order. As tropical cyclones rarely form in TCWC Port Moresby's area of responsibility when one does form the name is retired regardless of any impact reported.

Source for tropical cyclone names.
List A	Alu	Buri	Dodo	Emau	Fere	Hibu	Ila	Kama	Lobu	Maila
List B	Nou	Obaha	Paia	Ranu	Sabi	Tau	Ume	Vali	Wau	Auram

Southern Pacific Ocean (160°E – 120°W)

Within the Southern Pacific a tropical depression is judged to have reach tropical cyclone intensity should it reach winds of 65 km/h (40 mph), and it is evident that gales are occurring at least halfway around the center. Tropical depressions that should intensify into a tropical cyclone between the Equator and 25°S and between 160°E and 120°W are named by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center

Regional Specialized Meteorological Center

in Nadi, Fiji (RSMC Nadi). Should a Tropical Depression intensify to the south of 25°S between 160°E and 120°W, it will be named in conjunction with RSMC Nadi by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center in Wellington, New Zealand (TCWC Wellington). Significant tropical cyclones have their names retired from the lists and a replacement name selected at the next World Meteorological Organization Regional Association V Tropical Cyclone Committee meeting, whilst tropical cyclones that move into the Australian region will retain its original name.

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

Other areas

Tropical cyclone formation is rare within the Mediterranean sea, South Atlantic and to the east of 120W in the Southern Pacific, as a result there are no official naming lists for these areas although in 2004, 2010 & 2011 when tropical cyclones formed within the South Atlantic they were named as Catarina, Anita and Arani.

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North Atlantic

Eastern Pacific Ocean

North Pacific east of 140°W

Central North Pacific (140°W to 180°)

Western Pacific Ocean (180° to 100°E)

International names

Philippines

North Indian Ocean (45°E – 100°E)

South-West Indian Ocean (90°E – 30°E)

Australian Region (90°E – 160°E)

Indonesia

Australia

Papua New Guinea

Southern Pacific Ocean (160°E – 120°W)

Other areas

See also

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