From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
gional sphere of jurisdiction. It has formed four lists of
names to choose from. As soon as all the names are ex-
hausted from the first list, it moves on to the second,
then third, then fourth, then back to the first and so on.
Unlike the name list in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific,
the names do not start at "A" every year.
Central Pacific Hurricane Names
List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4
Akoni Aka Alika Ana
Ema Ekeka Ele Ela
Hone Hene Huko Halola
Iona Iolana Iopa Iune
On September 11, 1992, Hurricane Iniki caused more than USD Keli Keoni Kika Kilo
$3 billion of damage in Hawai’i. Lala Lino Lana Loke
Moke Mele Maka Malia
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center of the United
States National Weather Service is the official body re- Nolo Nona Neki Niala
sponsible for tracking and issuing tropical cyclone warn- Olana Oliwa Omeka Oho
ings, watches, advisories, discussions, and statements for Pena Pama Peni Pali
the Central North Pacific Basin. The Central North Pacific
Ulana Upana Unala Ulika
Basin is the region of the Pacific Ocean that is north of
the equator between 140 degrees west longitude and the Wale Wene Wali Walaka
International Date Line. In this area, the hurricane sea-
son lasts from June 1 through November 30.
Based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, the CPHC is co-located
See also
with the National Weather Service’s Honolulu forecast • National Hurricane Center
office on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at
Mānoa. The Honolulu forecast office activates the CPHC
when tropical cyclones form in, or move into, the Central
External links
Pacific region. • Central Pacific Hurricane Center
The CPHC replaced the previous forecaster, the Joint
Hurricane Warning Center, starting in the 1970 season.
Hurricane Naming System
Further information: List of tropical cyclone names
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center uses traditional
Hawaiian names for hurricanes that form within its re-
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Categories:
• National Weather Service
• Tropical cyclone meteorology
• Pacific hurricanes
• 1970 establishments
• Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres
• Organizations based in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Organizations established in 1970
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