Naming the storm

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The following list of names will be used to identify storms that form within the Central Pacific this 2013 hurricane season:

The following list of names will be used to identify storms that form within the Central Pacific this 2013 hurricane season:

c Pewa

c Unala

c Wali

c Ana

c Ela

c Halola

c Iune

c Kilo

c Loke

c Malia

c Niala

c Oho

c Pali

c Ulika

c Walaka

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu. The last cyclone that formed in the Central Pacific was tropical storm Omeka in late 2010.