North Atlantic, Northeast Pacific, Central Pacific, and Eastern North Pacific:
* National Hurricane Center (NHC): Located in Miami, Florida, USA, the NHC is responsible for naming cyclones in these regions. They use a pre-determined list of names, alternating between male and female names, that rotate every six years.
Western North Pacific:
* Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA): The JMA uses a list of names that include both male and female names and are assigned in alphabetical order.
South Pacific and Southwest Indian Ocean:
* Meteorological Service of Fiji (MSF): The MSF is responsible for naming cyclones in these regions. They use a list of names that are chosen from various Pacific Island countries.
North Indian Ocean:
* India Meteorological Department (IMD): The IMD provides names for cyclones in this region. The names are provided by member countries of the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC).
Australia:
* Bureau of Meteorology (BOM): The BOM is responsible for naming cyclones in Australia. They use a pre-determined list of names that are selected from a variety of sources, including Indigenous languages.
Overall: A regional tropical cyclone warning center, usually a national meteorological agency, is responsible for naming cyclones in each basin.
