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How does the WMO decide what to name the Hurricanes other than by the alphabetical order part?

Asked by flo (13313points) September 18th, 2017

From Jose to Maria, no Katia and Lee? Are they retired? Some are retired because:
”...“retired”—that is, if a storm is so destructive or deadly that it would be insensitive to continue to use the name.”
http://abc7.com/weather/maria-jose-lee-where-do-hurricane-names-come-from/2378543/
But I see them listed here:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

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