If hurricane Dean keeps enough strength to cross Mexico, will it change names or keep Dean?

Question

There is a difference in names between Atlantic and Pacific Hurricane names, Will they change Dean to a pacific name if it survives???

Answer 1

If Dean crosses Mexico without ever losing its lower-level circulation, it would retain the name Dean in the Pacific. This reflects a change in policy that the National Hurricane Center made in 2001; prior to that, storms were renamed when the crossed from the Atlantic to the Pacific or vice-versa, even if they never lost tropical storm strength (such as Hurricane Cesar-Douglas in 1996). No storm has been able to make the crossing without dissipating since the new policy was announced. If the storm loses its lower-level circulation and then reforms it in the new basin, it would get a new name; this is true even when it happens within one basin. Dean is unlikely to survive the crossing, as it is hitting a wide, mountainous part of Mexico. It would be much more likely to occur in the event that a storm hit further south, say Nicaragua, which is relatively flat and narrow.

Answer 2

It will change names to Huricane Jose once it crosses Mexico. Also, they are mobilizing the border patrol to make sure "Dean" doesn't illegally cross into Texas.

Answer 3

It can change names if it weakens down then comes back, if it stays a storm it retains it name.

Answer 4

If it crosses the international dateline it will be renamed and if it is strong enough, it will be called typhoon something...........