Major Basins and Related Warning Centers
| Basins and WMO Monitoring Institutions | |
|---|---|
| Basin | Responsible RSMCs and TCWCs |
| North Atlantic | National Hurricane Center (United States) |
| North-East Pacific | National Hurricane Center (United States) |
| North-Central Pacific | Central Pacific Hurricane Center (United States) |
| North-West Pacific | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| North Indian Ocean | India Meteorological Department |
| South-West Indian Ocean | Météo-France |
| Australian region | Bureau of Meteorology† (Australia) Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency† Papua New Guinea National Weather Service† |
| Southern Pacific | Fiji Meteorological Service Meteorological Service of New Zealand† |
| †: Indicates a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center | |
There are six Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMCs) worldwide. These organizations are designated by the World Meteorological Organization and are responsible for tracking and issuing bulletins, warnings, and advisories about tropical cyclones in their designated areas of responsibility. In addition, there are six Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWCs) that provide information to smaller regions. The RSMCs and TCWCs are not the only organizations that provide information about tropical cyclones to the public. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issues advisories in all basins except the Northern Atlantic for the purposes of the United States Government. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issues advisories and names for tropical cyclones that approach the Philippines in the Northwestern Pacific to protect the life and property of its citizens. The Canadian Hurricane Center (CHC) issues advisories on hurricanes and their remnants for Canadian citizens when they affect Canada.
On 26 March 2004, Cyclone Catarina became the first recorded South Atlantic cyclone and subsequently struck southern Brazil with winds equivalent to Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. As the cyclone formed outside the authority of another warning center, Brazilian meteorologists initially treated the system as an extratropical cyclone, although subsequently classified it as tropical.
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