2010 Pacific Hurricane Season - Storm Names

Storm Names

See also: List of historic tropical cyclone names and List of retired Pacific hurricanes

The following names were used for named storms that formed in East Pacific in 2010. This is the same list used in the 2004 season. In March 2011, the World Meteorological Organization announced that it would not retire any names. This list will be re-used during the 2016 Pacific hurricane season.

  • Agatha
  • Blas
  • Celia
  • Darby
  • Estelle
  • Frank
  • Georgette
  • Howard (unused)
  • Isis (unused)
  • Javier (unused)
  • Kay (unused)
  • Lester (unused)
  • Madeline (unused)
  • Newton (unused)
  • Orlene (unused)
  • Paine (unused)
  • Roslyn (unused)
  • Seymour (unused)
  • Tina (unused)
  • Virgil (unused)
  • Winifred (unused)
  • Xavier (unused)
  • Yolanda (unused)
  • Zeke (unused)

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 2010 are shown below, however only the name Omeka was used.

  • Omeka
  • Pewa (unused)
  • Unala (unused)
  • Wali (unused)

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