Much like in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) names tropical storms and hurricanes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean east of 140°W. The East Pacific hurricane season officially begins tomorrow, and the NHC will begin issuing routine Tropical Weather Outlooks through November 30 starting tomorrow morning. The first East Pacific named storm – Adrian – has already formed; last week it became the earliest named storm on record to form in the East Pacific proper. However, Adrian quickly dissipated due to strong mid-level wind shear. Here are the names that will be used by the NHC to name East Pacific tropical cyclones in 2017:
- Adrian (already used)
- Beatriz
- Calvin
- Dora
- Eugene
- Fernanda
- Greg
- Hilary
- Irwin
- Jova
- Kenneth
- Lidia
- Max
- Norma
- Otis
- Pilar
- Ramon
- Selma
- Todd
- Veronica
- Wiley
- Xina
- York
- Zelda
If all names are exhausted, it is likely that the NHC will use the Greek Alphabet like it did in the hyperactive 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. If a storm is unusually deadly or destructive, its name may be retired the following spring by the World Meteorological Organization. The central Pacific basin (from 140°W to 180°E) actually has its own names – and I’ll post these names at a later date.
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