"Rob Bale" wrote in message
...
Martin Rowley wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message
...
Now that we are on O for Ophelia, and it's only the first week in
September, what happens when we get to Z for Zoe and another storm
pops up - do they cycle round again?
... I'm *not* sure if this is still the correct answer, but when this
question came up many years ago (in another 'active' year), the
answer
posted by someone at the NHC in Miami was that the 'phonetic'
alphabet
would be used ... thus Alpha, Bravo, Charlie etc. No doubt we'll find
out in the fullness of time!

I've seen somewhere that they'll use the Greek alphabet.
Rob

.... yes, correct & my mistake; the *Greek* alphabet is used (not
phonetic as I wrote).

Martin.


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