2009 Atlantic & Pacific Storm Names

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2009 Atlantic & Pacific Storm Names

14/08/2009 10:00am

> From the WeatherWatch archives

Here’s a list of the upcoming storm names for the Atlantic and Pacific.

The Atlantic ones are most likely to make the news headlines…that’s because the direction they move in takes them towards populated places such as the United States of America, Mexico, Cuba and the Caribbean.

Eastern Pacific storms may affect western parts of Mexico but most form out at sea and because they travel eastwards they move away from land.

Atlantic names for 2009 (all still to be used)

Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda

Pacific names for 2009 (Names in bold have already formed)

Hurricane Andres
Tropical Storm Blanca
Hurricane Carlos
Tropical Storm Dolores
Tropical Storm Enrique
Hurricane Felicia
Guillermo
Hilda
Ignacio
Jimena
Kevin
Linda
Marty
Nora
Olaf
Patricia
Rick
Sandra
Terry
Vivian
Waldo
Xina
York
Zelda

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Guest on 12/08/2009 11:08am

Larry – (I thought Larry was used back in 2003??, & I did not think they could re-use the names for a few years/ never again???)

I think these names:

Grace
Claudette
Larry

Could end up been used as names off a Hurricanes, as I think they would suite a Hurricane (They have a good ring to them eg: Hurricane Grace etc…)

This name would suite a decent Tropical Storm:

Danny eg: Tropical Storm Danny

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WW Forecast Team on 12/08/2009 7:31pm

Names are re-used if the storms weren’t too big. If they were devasting or Cat 5 they wont be used again…so names like Andrew, Katrina and probably Rita. In our neck of the woods we won’t get another Bola, Drena or Fergus.

But if the storms were minor then the name goes back in to the list again.

Cheers

WW

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JohnGaul on 12/08/2009 5:39am

I want a hurricane/TC to be called STIG after the guy Micheal Shoemaker who drives those racing cars on Top Gear.
I reckon that Stig is an excellent name for a TC/Hurricane.
The name Stig came origionally from a Monty Python sketch.

JohnGaul
NZThS

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Zelda on 12/08/2009 9:42pm

I would like to see a hurricane/Tc called Hagalaz.
named after a Futhark Rune, it can mean -destruction, disaster, clearance, drastic change. Sudden loss, ordeal,
Quite appropriate I think.

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WW Forecast Team on 12/08/2009 10:17pm

Zelda isn’t a bad name either!! 🙂

Phil

EDIT: Just realised Zelda is in the 2009 Pacific Names!!

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Zelda on 14/08/2009 10:55pm

LOL, Time will tell the ferocity of my name.

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