2019 Planet Puppy hurricane season

The 2019 Planet Puppy hurricane season is a current event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation, in which tropical cyclones form on Planet Puppy. The season runs throughout 2019, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between June and December.

The first storm to form was Tropical Storm Aiden which formed on January 14, 2019.

The Planet Puppy hurricane basin is strikingly similar to the Atlantic Ocean basin on Planet Earth. The locations of the areas have names that are also similar to those on Earth.

Current Storm Information


OCTOBER 2ND, 2019 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DOGLANTIC OCEAN ON PLANET PUPPY 10:00 AM EDT

For the Doglantic Ocean, Collarpuppian Sea, and Gulf of Mexipup...

The Puppy Hurricane Center and Hurricane Lucas Meteorological Agency are issuing advisories on Hurricane Khalil, located east of the Bulldog Islands. The Puppy Hurricane Center and Hurricane Lucas Meteorological Agency are issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Lauren, located inland Mexipup.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS FOR HURRICANE KHALIL

INIT 02/1000 90 MPH 12H 02/2200 85 MPH 24H 03/1000 80 MPH 36H 03/2200 75 MPH 48H 04/1000 70 MPH 72H 05/1000 60 MPH 96H 06/1000 50 MPH...POST-TROPICAL/REMNANT LOW 120H 07/1000 45 MPH...POST-TROPICAL/REMNANT LOW

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS FOR TROPICAL STORM LAUREN

INIT 02/1000 35 MPH 12H 02/2200 30 MPH 24H 03/1000...DISSIPATED

AOI in eastern Doglantic:
 * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
 * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.

~ FORECASTER LUCAS

Seasonal Forecasts
On December 31, 2018, the Puppy Hurricane Center issued its prediction for the 2019 season. It called for 47-53 named storms, 26-31 hurricanes, and 17-21 major hurricanes. That same day, the Hurricane Lucas Meteorological Agency issued a prediction of 49-55 named storms, 29-34 hurricanes, and 16-20 major hurricanes. On April 10, 2019, the Puppy Hurricane Center issued its spring forecasts for the 2019 season and predicted a total much lower than their prediction in the winter. They predicted 45-51 named storms, 23-28 hurricanes, and 13-17 major hurricanes. On April 11, 2019, the Nclear Weather Monitoring Center issued its forecast for the season. They called for 48-51 named storms, 40-43 hurricanes, and 12-14 major hurricanes. April 26 saw the NCWMC issue its second forecast, slightly increasing and decreasing the amount of activity for the season. On July 2, the PHC issued its final forecast, its summer forecast, keeping around the same amount of named storms, and increasing their numbers for hurricanes and major hurricanes. On August 8, 2019, the NCWMC issued it's final forecast of the season. Noticeable changes was that the major hurricane and hurricane counts were dropped and the range of the named storms was closed in by only one storm from the PHC's final forecast. On September 30, the DHC issued a late season forecast of 51 named storms, 41 hurricanes, and 29 major hurricanes.

Hurricane Delilah
Main Article: Hurricane Delilah

System Names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed on Planet Puppy in 2019. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2023 season. This was the same list used in the 2015 season, with the exception of the names Fern, Janette, Penny, Taylor, Val, and Will, which replaced Fanny, Jennifer, Penelope, Tessa, Virginia, and Wagner, respectively. The names Fern, Janette, Penny, Taylor, Val, and Will were all used for the first time this year.

Auxiliary
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed on Planet Puppy in 2019. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2021 season. This was the same list used in the 2016 and 2018 seasons, with the exception of the names Anthony, Jessica, Paige, and Tracy, which replaced Antonio, Jean, Pam, and Tiffany, respectively. The names Anthony and Jessica were used for the first time this year.

Retirement
The 3rd Puppy Hurricane Committee is expected to last from December 27, 2019 - January 1, 2020. The Puppy Hurricane Center issued a date of December 27, 2019 to retire the names for this season and a date of January 1, 2020 to replace those names.

So far, the names Brooke, Erik, Gerard, Ivan, Mylo, Natalie, Odin, Quentin, Rosalie, Shane, Yorath, Delilah, and Isaiah have been requested for retirement by various countries on Planet Puppy. The PHC will OFFICIALLY retire names on December 27. '''REPLACE NAMES HERE. (it is recommended to do this in late December 2019 or early January 2020)'''