Eastern Pacific Eyes Hurricane Season

It’s almost summer, and that means hurricanes—for some people at least. The hurricane season is starting in the Eastern Pacific on May 15 and in the Atlantic on June 1.
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Eastern Pacific Eyes Hurricane Season
A sign announces that the beach is closed to recreational activities due to Hurricane Earl on September 3, 2010 in Montauk, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
5/13/2011
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5/13/2011
It’s almost summer, and that means hurricanes—for some people at least. The hurricane season is starting in the Eastern Pacific on May 15 and in the Atlantic on June 1.

For both regions, the season will end on Nov. 30.

AccuWeather.com meteorologists are expecting twice as many named tropical systems this year compared to last year for the Eastern Pacific. The basin averages 15 tropical storms each season, among which about nine develop into hurricanes.

As for the Atlantic, 2010 saw 19 storms, out of which 12 became hurricanes and five developed into major hurricanes, which are Category 3 or above. The following are lists for names to be used for hurricanes this year:

2011 Atlantic Names

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/103822505_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/103822505_medium.jpg" alt="A sign announces that the beach is closed to recreational activities due to Hurricane Earl on September 3, 2010 in Montauk, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)" title="A sign announces that the beach is closed to recreational activities due to Hurricane Earl on September 3, 2010 in Montauk, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-125647"/></a>
A sign announces that the beach is closed to recreational activities due to Hurricane Earl on September 3, 2010 in Montauk, New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Don
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katia
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rina
Sean
Tammy
Vince
Whitney

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/102554669_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/102554669_medium.jpg" alt="Satellite image of Hurricane Alex as it closes in to land in the Gulf of Mexico on June 30, 2010. Hurricane Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane. (NOAA via Getty Images)" title="Satellite image of Hurricane Alex as it closes in to land in the Gulf of Mexico on June 30, 2010. Hurricane Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane. (NOAA via Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-125648"/></a>
Satellite image of Hurricane Alex as it closes in to land in the Gulf of Mexico on June 30, 2010. Hurricane Alex, the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane. (NOAA via Getty Images)

2011 Eastern Pacific Names


Adrian
Beatriz
Calvin
Dora
Eugene
Fernanda
Greg
Hilary
Irwin
Jova
Kenneth
Lidia
Max
Norma
Otis
Pilar
Ramon
Selma
Todd
Veronica
Wiley
Xina
York
Zelda