TROPICAL CYCLONE NAMES
The table below contains the names to be used during 2009 - 2014 to identify the named tropical cyclones of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean. This list of names will be rotated forward beyond 2014 so that the 2009 names will be used again in 2015. However, if a tropical cyclone acquires special notoriety because of its strength, deaths, damage or other special reasons, its name may be withdrawn at the request of any Member and the agreement at the session of the so-called RA IV Hurricane Committee1. In such a case, the RA IV Hurricane Committee will select a replacement for the withdrawn name. Whenever more storms develop in a given year than the number of names in the relevant list, the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, etc.) will be used to name the subsequent systems. 
TABLE

Names to be used for named tropical cyclones in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean
2009 2010 2011
 201220132014
Ana Alex Arlene AlbertoAndreaArthur
Bill Bonnie Bret BerylBarryBertha
Claudette Colin Cindy ChrisChantalCristobal
Danny Danielle Don DebbyDorianDolly
Erika Earl Emily ErnestoErinEdouard
Fred Fiona Franklin FlorenceFernandFay
Grace Gaston Gert GordonGabrielleGonzalo
Henri Hermine Harvey HeleneHumbertoHanna
Ida Igor Irene IsaacIngridIsaias
Joaquin Julia José JoyceJerryJosephine
Kate Karl Katia KirkKarenKyle
Larry Lisa Lee LeslieLorenzoLaura
Mindy Matthew Maria MichaelMelissaMarco
Nicholas Nicole Nate NadineNestorNana
Odette Otto Ophelia OscarOlgaOmar
Peter Paula Philippe PattyPabloPaulette
Rose Richard Rina RaphaelRebekahRené
Sam Shary Sean SandySebastienSally
Teresa Tomás Tammy TonyTanyaTeddy
Victor Virginie Vince ValerieVanVicky
Wanda
 Walter Whitney WilliamWendyWilfred
Edition 2009


1. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has divided the world in six regions: Region I through VI. Our region, Region IV, consists of North and Central America and the Caribbean Area, including the Caribbean islands of Colombia and Venezuela. 

 
 


 
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