The 2023 Pacific typhoon season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of
tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form in the western Pacific Ocean. The season runs throughout 2023, though most tropical cyclones typically
develop between May and October.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator between
100°E and
180th meridian
The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian (geography), meridian 180° both east and west of the prime meridian in a Geographic coordinate system, geographical coordinate system. The longitude at this line can be given as either east ...
. Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones which can often result in a cyclone having two names. The
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) will name a
tropical cyclone should it be judged to have 10-minute
sustained wind speeds of at least anywhere in the basin, whilst the
(PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in the
Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N–25°N regardless of whether or not a tropical cyclone has already been given a name by the JMA. Tropical depressions that are monitored by the United States'
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) are given a number with a "W" suffix.
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Storm names
Within the Northwest Pacific Ocean, both the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the
(PAGASA) assign names to tropical cyclones that develop in the Western Pacific, which can result in a tropical cyclone having two names.
The Japan Meteorological Agency's RSMC Tokyo — Typhoon Center assigns international names to tropical cyclones on behalf of the
World Meteorological Organization's Typhoon Committee, should they be judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of .
PAGASA names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N and 25°N even if the cyclone has had an international name assigned to it.
The names of significant tropical cyclones are retired, by both
PAGASA
Pagasa may refer to:
* ''Pagasa'' (genus), an insect genus in the family Nabidae
*PAGASA, an acronym for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
*"May Pagasa", a pen-name of José Rizal
*Pagasa, alternate s ...
and the
Typhoon Committee.
Should the list of names for the Philippine region be exhausted then names will be taken from an auxiliary list of which the first ten are published each season. Unused names are marked in .
International names
A tropical cyclone is named when it is judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of .
[http://www.typhooncommittee.org/48th/docs/item%204%20technical%20presentations/4.1.Review2015TyphoonSeason.pdf] The JMA selected the names from a list of 140 names, that had been developed by the 14 members nations and territories of the
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
The WMO originated from the Internatio ...
.
Retired names, if any, will be announced by the
WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
The WMO originated from the Internat ...
in 2024; though replacement names will be announced in 2025. The next 28 names on the naming list are listed here along with their international numeric designation, if they are used.
Philippines
This season, PAGASA will use its own naming scheme, that will either develop within or move into their self-defined area of responsibility.
The names were taken from a list of names, that was last used during
2019
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and are scheduled to be used again during 2027.
All of the names are the same except ''Tamaraw'' and ''Ugong'', which replaced the names ''
Tisoy
In the Philippines, Filipino Mestizo ( es, mestizo (masculine) / mestiza (feminine); Filipino/ tl, Mestiso (masculine) / Mestisa (feminine)) or colloquially ''Tisoy'', is a name used to refer to people of mixed native Filipino and any foreign ...
'' and ''
Ursula'' after they were retired.
Auxiliary list
Season effects
This table summarizes all the systems that developed within or moved into the North Pacific Ocean, to the west of the International Date Line during 2023. The tables also provide an overview of a system's intensity, duration, land areas affected, and any deaths or damages associated with the system.
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See also
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Weather of 2023
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Tropical cyclones in 2023
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Pacific typhoon season
The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons. The seasons are limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian (aka Prime Antimeridian).
Seasons Pre-1940
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
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2023 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is the upcoming Atlantic Ocean tropical cyclone season in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially begins on June 1, and ends on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically desc ...
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2023 Pacific hurricane season
The 2023 Pacific hurricane season was an active and destructive Pacific hurricane season. In the eastern Pacific basin (east of 140°W), 17 named storms formed; 10 of those became hurricanes, of which 8 strengthened into major hu ...
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2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
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* South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons:
2022–23
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2023–24
* Australian region cyclone seasons:
2022–23
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2023–24
* South Pacific cyclone seasons:
2022–23
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2023–24
Notes
References
External links
{{TC Decades, Year=2020, basin=Pacific, type=typhoon
Articles which contain graphical timelines
Pacific typhoon seasons
Tropical cyclones in 2023