Post-2008 Pacific hurricane seasons
The Post-2008 Pacific hurricane seasons will be annual, ongoing periods of tropical cyclone formation. Hurricane seasons officially start May 15 in the eastern Pacific and June 1 in the central Pacific, and will last until November 30.
Pacific hurricane seasons
2005 2006 2007 2008 Post-2008
2009 storm names
The following names will be used for named storms that form in the Northeast Pacific in 2009. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2015 season. The list is the same as the 2003 list as no names were retired that year.
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For the central Pacific Ocean, four consecutive lists are used, with the names used sequentially until exhausted, rather than until the end of the year, due to the low number of storms each year.
2010 storm names
The following names will be used for named storms that form in the Northeast Pacific in 2010. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2016 season. The list is the same as the 2004 list as no names were retired that year.
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For the central Pacific Ocean, four consecutive lists are used, with the names used sequentially until exhausted, rather than until the end of the year, due to the low number of storms each year.
2011 storm names
The following names will be used for named storms that form in the Northeast Pacific in 2011. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2017 season. The list is the same as the 2005 list, as no names were retired that year.
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For the central Pacific Ocean, four consecutive lists are used, with the names used sequentially until exhausted, rather than until the end of the year, due to the low number of storms each year.
2012 storm names
The following names will be used for named storms that form in the Northeast Pacific in 2012. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2018 season. The list is the same as the 2006 list, as no names were retired that year.
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For the central Pacific Ocean, four consecutive lists are used, with the names used sequentially until exhausted, rather than until the end of the year, due to the low number of storms each year.
Retirement
Names to be retired, if any , are announced by the World Meteorological Organization in The Spring after each year.
See also
- List of notable Pacific hurricanes
- List of Pacific hurricane seasons