1st hurricane of 2006 is going to be named Alberto!!!!!

[napi21]

Does this mean the National Hurrican Center folks have a REAL sense of humor?????

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

[Kikosexy2]

1. Is AG...

the ag blowing again?

[Richardo]

2. They missed a good chance in 2008 to have "Arthur" and "Bea"

:)

[Greybnk48]

3. Well I hope the second one is "Bush"

and the third "Cheney", and the fouth "Donald"...etc. Keep it in everyone's mind that these scum are why NO is still in ruins.

[elehhhhna]

4. alb., bush, condi, dick, etc.

[5thGenDemocrat]

5. How appropriate

No one blows like Sleezy Gonzalez.
John
Except for Chimpy, Dead Eye Dick, Cat Killer Frist, Dennis Assturd -- et cetera, et al, ad nauseam.

[robertpaulsen]

6. I thought it was Aletta.

Is there a different set of names for hurricanes than tropical storms?

First tropical storm named
Tropical Storm Aletta moves away from Mexico

Monday, May 29, 2006; Posted: 5:02 p.m. EDT (21:02 GMT)

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Weather forecasters lifted coastal warnings for Aletta, the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season, after the storm moved farther out to sea.

Forecasters had issued a tropical storm warning from Punta Maldonado northwest to Zihuatanejo, warning that Aletta could bring heavy rainfall, flash floods and mudslides to the mountainous coast.

Aletta was located about 195 kilometers (120 miles) south of the Pacific beach resort of Zihuatanejo.

With sustained winds near 40 mph (65 km/h), it was moving slowly farther out to sea, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. The center said the storm could strengthen again during the next two days.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/05/29/bc.la.gen.mexico.tropical.ap/

[sleipnir]

8. Pacific storm. Different named system.

Depending on the body of water of origin, the storms take their names from different lists.

[robertpaulsen]

9. Thanks for clearing up my confusion! n/t

[Ian David]

7. 2006 Hurricane Names

Atlantic Names

2006
Alberto
Beryl
Chris
Debby
Ernesto
Florence
Gordon
Helene
Isaac
Joyce
Kirk
Leslie
Michael
Nadine
Oscar
Patty
Rafael
Sandy
Tony
Valerie
William

More:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml



Eastern North Pacific Names

2006
Aletta
Bud
Carlotta
Daniel
Emilia
Fabio
Gilma
Hector
Ileana
John
Kristy
Lane
Miriam
Norman
Olivia
Paul
Rosa
Sergio
Tara
Vicente
Willa
Xavier
Yolanda
Zeke


More:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml