Xina is the 22nd name on the 2027, 2029 and 2031 lists of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter X. It is the only storm named Xina in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.
No. Xina is on the 2027, 2029 and 2031 lists of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Xina sits on three of the six East Pacific lists (2027, 2029 and 2031), so it is scheduled every two years. The next scheduled year is 2027.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Xina is name 22 of 24, and 3 of the 46 East Pacific seasons from 1980 to 2025 got that far.
Xina formed in the East Pacific in October 1985 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Xina (1985): track and historyNames go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In 1985, Xina was the 22nd name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Hurricane Xina in 1985, in the East Pacific. It formed on October 25, peaked at 115 mph (185 km/h) and lasted 11 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 22nd name used in that East Pacific season. It is the only storm named Xina in our archive, which covers every ocean since 1980.