2006 Atlantic names retired: NONE!

[Chacor]

Just an FYI for those who forgot, that the RA IV Hurricane Committee 29th session is currently underway in Curaçao and Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles. It will last until April 3.

You can find working documents here: http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/TCP/Meetings/HC29/index.html

Key documents:
Committee chairman report
Review of 2006 seasons (Atl, EPac)
Antigua annual report
Colombia, Spain, Mexico annual reports
French territories annual report
Canada annual report
Cuba annual report

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Looking through that, the report from the Chairman had a paragraph that stood out for me, because I didn't know that this was occurring:

After an exchange of views between Lixion Avila (RSMC Miami) and the staff of the “Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia de Espana”, as well as the participation of Spain in the RA IV Hurricane Committee in 2006, the “Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia de Espana” created a small unit of tropical meteorology. The center began issuing special bulletins in close coordination with RSMC Miami when a tropical cyclone was within 1000 km from Spain. The Institution issued the first advisory during Hurricane Gordon which eventually affected Spain as a strong extratropical system. The Institution also offered to translate some of the RSMC Miami tropical cyclone products into Spanish.

[CrazyC83]

One key question is whether or not any names (in either the Atlantic or Pacific) will be retired; I am guessing the lists will remain intact for 2012 (first time since 1994 that no names in either basin would be retired if that happens - first time since 1997 in the Atlantic).

[Hurricanehink]

I find this very surprising in the Canada report.

"3. In late October an extratropical cyclone persisted in the northern Pacific. The storm drifted over anomalously warm water and developed central convection, eventually developing a clear eye and eyewall. The system dissipated in early November, but not before bringing very heavy rains to portions of Vancouver Island. It was never officially declared to be a tropical cyclone."

To me, that sounds like they thought it was a tropical cyclone, but it was never officially declared.

[P.K.]

That was 91C wasn't it?

[Hurricanehink]

That was 91C wasn't it?

Yea. The only group, IIRC, that said it was a tropical cyclone was NASA, though that was obviously unofficial.

[Chacor]

I emailed the NHC to ask why there hasn't been a press release regarding retirements.

The answer, "No names were retired from the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Press releases are not issued if there is no news."

Emphasis mine. First year since 1997 no Atlantic names have been retired. Presumably this means no Pacific names were retired, as well.

[CrazyC83]

No real surprise there. The 2006 list remains intact.

[Hurricanehink]

Wait, how do you know there won't be any EPAC retirements?

[Chacor]

Wait, how do you know there won't be any EPAC retirements?

I don't know, but it's a presumption based on the same principle that no news = no press release. And since the EPac was discussed at the same meeting, it's likely.

[MiamiensisWx]

This is not surprising. I believed the most likely candidate for retirement was Ernesto due to extensive impacts from the Carolinas through Canada. This is a huge difference when compared with the past several years.