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ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Fifty-second Session 25-28 February 2020 Hong Kong, China

FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY

WRD/TC.50/9.1 15 January 2018

ENGLISH ONLY

FORPARTICIPANTSONLYWRD/TC52/14.2

17 February 2020ENGLISHONLY

ReplacementNamesofMANGKHUTandRUMBIA

intheTropicalCycloneNameList

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ACTIONREQUIRED: The Committee is invited to discuss and approve new tropical cyclone names as the replacementnamesofMANGKHUTandRUMBIA.

APPENDICES: A)DRAFTTEXTFORINCLUSIONATSESSIONREPORTB)REPLACEMENTFORTYPHOONNAMES

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APPENDIX A:

DRAFT TEXT FOR INCLUSION IN THE SESSION REPORT

14.2 ReplacementforTyphoonNames(agendaitem14.2)

14.2.1 The Committee noted Thailand provided PHATTHAI, KAPHRAO and KRATHON asreplacementnamesforMANGKHUT.14.2.2TheCommitteenotedMalaysiaprovidedPETAI,PULASANandROTANasreplacementnamesforRUMBIA.14.2.3TheCommitteenotedtherequestfromJapantoretirethenameoftropicalcycloneHAGIBISandFAXAIandrequestPhilippinesandLaoPDRtoprovidereplacementnames.14.2.4The Committee noted the request fromPhilippines to retire the name of tropical cycloneKAMMURIandPHANFONEandrequestJapanandLaoPDRtoprovidereplacementnames.14.2.5TheCommitteenotedtherequestfromChinatoretirethenameoftropicalcycloneLEKIMAandrequestVietNamtoprovidereplacementnames.

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APPENDIX B: REPLACEMENTFORTYPHOONNAMES

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