Central Pacific Hurricane Center
![]() Front view of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center | |
Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | United States government |
Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. 21°17′55″N 157°49′00″W / 21.29861°N 157.81667°W |
Parent agency | NOAA |
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) of the
Based in
Area of responsibility
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The CPHC's area of responsibility is the Central Pacific (CP) region, which is an administrative region, not a meteorological one. It is not a
In this area, the hurricane season lasts from June 1 through November 30. Practically, storms may form in the Eastern Pacific region (east or west of 140°W) and move west, possibly affecting Hawaii, or in the Western Pacific basin and move west, possibly affecting Asia. Smaller islands may also be affected, though this region is otherwise very sparsely populated.
Hurricane naming system
List 1 | List 2 | List 3 | List 4 |
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Akoni | Aka | Alika | Ana |
Ema | Ekeka | Ele | Ela |
Hone | Hene | Huko | Halola |
Iona | Iolana | Iopa | Iune |
Keli | Keoni | Kika | Kilo |
Lala | Lino | Lana | Loke |
Moke | Mele | Maka | Malia |
Nolo | Nona | Neki | Niala |
Olana | Oliwa | Omeka | Oho |
Pena | Pama | Pewa | Pali |
Ulana | Upana | Unala | Ulika |
Wale | Wene | Wali | Walaka |
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center uses traditional Hawaiian names for hurricanes that form within its regional sphere of jurisdiction. It has formed four lists of names to choose from. As soon as all the names are exhausted 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. Four names have been retired, Iwa of 1982, Iniki of 1992, Paka of 1997 and Ioke of 2006. They were replaced by Io (which was later changed to Iona), Iolana, Pama and Iopa respectively. The next name to be used from the list is 'Hone'.
Forecasting system
Since the 1990s, the CPHC has used the Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System to create forecasts, advisories, and their associated graphics.
See also
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
References
External links
- Official website (merged with the NHC's since 2019)