How Do Australians Name Cyclones?

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I understand that "Larry" will be followed not by an "M____" name by by "Wati"?

How do you name cyclones and how do you keep track of them. How long is your cyclone season?

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[+1] - KiwiChic - 03/21/2006I thought they were named by who ever sights it first in the Met office... (Weather Surveillance Place)
[+1] - margo - 03/21/2006This might give you a clue - Noddy: [URL=http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/faq/faq_def_13.shtml]When did the naming of cyclones begin?[/URL]
[+1] - Noddy24 - 03/22/2006Margo-- Many thanks. Australia was four years ahead of the States in allowing for tempestous men to be immortalized!
[+1] - farmerman - 03/22/2006Theyre all named Bruce.
[+1] - hingehead - 03/22/2006I said it somewhere else but 'Wati' was the name given to it by the Fijians - they get the honour because they detected it first or it started in their waters I guess....
[+1] - bungie - 01/30/2007This may help http://tinyurl.com/3d3azy

I thought they were named by who ever sights it first in the Met office...
(Weather Surveillance Place)

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This might give you a clue - Noddy:

When did the naming of cyclones begin?

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Margo--

Many thanks. Australia was four years ahead of the States in allowing for tempestous men to be immortalized!

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Theyre all named Bruce.

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I said it somewhere else but 'Wati' was the name given to it by the Fijians - they get the honour because they detected it first or it started in their waters I guess....

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This may help
http://tinyurl.com/3d3azy

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