The Ministry of the Navy (Semar) predicts that up to 18 hurricanes could hit the country’s coasts this year (from May 15 to November 30).
Authorities predict that the hurricane season will begin on the Pacific coast on May 15, where six major hurricanes (categories one and two) and four intense hurricanes (categories three, four, and five) are expected.
Meanwhile, in the Atlantic (Gulf and Caribbean Sea), the agency reported that the hurricane season will begin on June 30, where four major and four intense hurricanes are expected.
Cyclones, from tropical storms to hurricanes, are named according to the system established by the National Hurricane Center.
This agency is overseen by the World Meteorological Organization; The names are repeated cyclically for six years, and if the tropical cyclone is destructive, its name is removed from the list.
The document details the names assigned to the Pacific-side phenomena: “Alvin,” “Barbara,” “Cosme,” “Dalia,” “Erick,” “Fossie,” “Gill,” “Henriette,” “Ivo,” “Juliette,” “Kiko,” “Lorena,” “Mario,” “Narda,” “Octave,” “Priscilla,” “Raymond,” “Sonia,” “Tico,” “Velma,” “Wallis,” “Xina,” “York,” and “Zelda.”
While the names assigned to the phenomena in the Atlantic are: “Andrea”, “Barry”, “Chantal”, “Dexter”, “Erin”, “Fernand”, “Gabrielle”, “Humberto”, “Imelda”, “Jerry”, “Karen”, “Lorenzo”, “Melissa”, “Nestor”, “Olga”, “Pablo”, “Rebekah”, “Sebastien”, “Tanya”, “Van” and “Wendy”.
Source: latinus.us
