hi guys since pavala wrf sims are getting close (but not the official ones) i drafted the potential cyclone basins
because naming cyclones sequences of letters and numbers isn't particularly fun i figured we could draft extremely provisional name lists for the basins, so that when a cyclone forms and its winds reach 34 kts (39 mph) or greater i can refer to it by some sort of pavalan name
the basins (and names) are really beyond pavala right now, they aren't official and they can be changed and all the lists and warning centers and stuff can be decided later, i just want a list of names i can draw from for each basin while i'm running test simulations of wrf
here's the map:
i've labeled the basins each with a unique letter, a general name, a two letter identifier (for storm identifiers) and their general longitudinal bounds
what i want you guys to do is
pick 2 basins each and draft a name list for them. the criteria is pretty much entirely up to you, they don't really have to mean anything, but i'd like names that generally represent the region on pavala (if we don't know anything about it yet, just make something up). i also don't need that many names, 20ish is probably good for most of them, so if you want to test out a conlang alphabet or something go for it, but i don't really need several lists (unless your lists are really short). they also don't need to be alphabetical.
here's a quick description of each provisional basin and about how many names i'd like:
A - North Uqe (UQ) - i'll probably just use my existing name list but i'm not sure, this one's mine sorry
B - Ganuo-Hac (GH) - i expect this to be a fairly major basin, 20 names might be overkill but aim for that
C - Central Rift (CC) - several cyclones formed here in the coarse simulations last year, so they were probably "hypercanes" from absurdly warm water, but development might occur, probably only 5 to 10 names needed
D - North Forbidden Sea (DD) - major basin, 20 names
E - Idiba (ID) - 20 names
F - South Uqe (SQ) - i'm probably going to pick this one too and make about 20 names
G - Edeto (GG) - name this ocean? about 20 names
H - Intertibetia (HH) - does this region have a name? i don't know if cyclones will form here, maybe in that big lake, but i need to cover all my bases, only about 5 to 10 names
I - South Forbidden Sea (II) - major basin, 20 names
J - Ivinis Sea (JJ) - 5 to 10 names
example usage:
If a cyclone formed in basin "A", it would be part of the <year> North Uqe cyclone season, and if it was the first storm of the season its identifier would be UQ01.
example list for basin F (south uqe):
Apeana
Bikol
Dika
Epir
Fula
Gowi
Hiteo
Imoa
Kanets
Lepa
Miena
Nala
Oqi
Pama
Qepok
Raotea
Sunu
Tebua
Uviko
Vetsi
Wela
if you'd like me to update region names and 2 letter identifiers just say so
you can pick from
C D E G H I and
J
