Storm Names
The names on the following list were used to name storms that formed in Northeastern Pacific Ocean during 2009. This is the same list used in the 2003 season and will be reused during 2015 due to the lack of any name retirements. The first Central Pacific name to be used was Lana, when it crossed into the region from the Eastern Pacific. With the naming of Tropical Storm Maka on August 11, this season became the first in seven years to use multiple Central Pacific names.
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For storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between 140 degrees west and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists. The next four names that were slated for use in 2009 are shown below. Three of them, Lana, Maka, and Neki, were used throughout the course of the year.
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Read more about this topic: 2009 Pacific Hurricane Season
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