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Pronunciation of Storm Names


Eastern North Pacific Names

The following information is taken from Chapter 3 of the National Hurricane Operations Plan.

2007 2008 2009
Alvin
Barbara
Cosme   COS-may
Dalila
Erick
Flossie
Gil
Henriette   hen-ree-ETT
Ivo
Juliette
Kiko   KEE-ko
Lorena   low-RAY-na
Manuel   mahn-WELL
Narda
Octave   AHK-tave
Priscilla
Raymond
Sonia   SONE-yah
Tico   TEE-koh
Velma
Wallis
Xina   ZEE-nah
York
Zelda   ZEL-dah
Alma   AL-mah
Boris
Cristina
Douglas
Elida   ELL-ee-dah
Fausto   FOW-sto
Genevieve
Hernan   her-NAHN
Iselle   ee-SELL
Julio   HOO-lee-o
Karina
Lowell
Marie
Norbert
Odile   oh-DEAL
Polo
Rachel
Simon
Trudy
Vance
Winnie
Xavier   ZAY-vier
Yolanda   yo-LAHN-da
Zeke
Andres   ahn-DRASE
Blanca   BLAHN-kah
Carlos
Dolores
Enrique   anh-REE-kay
Felicia   fa-LEE-sha
Guillermo   gee-YER-mo
Hilda
Ignacio   eeg-NAH-cio
Jimena   he-MAY-na
Kevin
Linda
Marty
Nora
Olaf
Patricia
Rick
Sandra
Terry
Vivian
Waldo
Xina
York
Zelda   ZEL-dah
 
2010 2011 2012
Agatha
Blas
Celia
Darby
Estelle
Frank
Georgette
Howard
Isis
Javier
Kay
Lester
Madeline
Newton
Orlene
Paine
Roslyn
Seymour
Tina
Virgil
Winifred
Xavier
Yolanda   yo-LAHN-da
Zeke
Adrian
Beatriz   BEE-a-triz
Calvin
Dora
Eugene
Fernanda   fer-NAN-dah
Greg
Hilary
Irwin
Jova   JO-vah
Kenneth
Lidia
Max
Norma
Otis
Pilar
Ramon   rah-MONE
Selma
Todd
Veronica
Wiley
Xina   ZEE-nah
York
Zelda   ZEL-dah
Aletta   a-LET-ah
Bud
Carlotta
Daniel
Emilia   ee-MILL-ya
Fabio   FAH-bee-o
Gilma   GIL-mah
Hector
Ileana   ill-ay-AH-nah
John
Kristy
Lane
Miriam
Norman
Olivia
Paul
Rosa
Sergio   SIR-gee-oh
Tara
Vicente   vee-CEN-tay
Willa
Xavier   ZAY-vier
Yolanda   yo-LAHN-da
Zeke


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