Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers

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Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers

Worldwide map of WMO-designated Tropical Cyclone Regions and Centers

Tropical Cyclone Centers and their Regions
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(Image courtesy of the World Meteorological Organization)

The World Meteorological Organization Tropical Cyclone Programme is tasked to establish national and regionally coordinated systems to ensure that the loss of life and damage caused by tropical cyclones are reduced to a minimum.

The following table is a list of the Regional Specialized Meteorology Centers (RSMC) and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWC) participating in the WMO Tropical Cyclone Programme.

Region	Description	Links to Centers (RSMC and TCWC)
I-II	Atlantic and Eastern Pacific	U.S. National Hurricane Center (RSMC Miami)
III	Central Pacific	U.S. Central Pacific Hurricane Center (RSMC Honolulu)
IV	Northwest Pacific	Japan Meteorological Agency (RSMC Tokyo)
V	North Indian Ocean	India Meteorological Department (RSMC New Delhi)
VI	Southwest Indian Ocean	Météo France (RSMC La Réunion)
VII-XI	Southwest Pacific and Southeast Indian Ocean	VII: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC Perth) VIII: Indonesian Agency for Meteorology (TCWC Jakarta) IX: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC Darwin) X: Papua New Guinea (TCWC Port Moresby) XI: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC Brisbane)
XII-XIII	South Pacific	XII: Fiji Meteorological Service (RSMC Nadi) XIII: Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Ltd. (TCWC Wellington)

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Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers

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