E ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Date ▁Line . ▁Trop ical ▁storm s ▁that ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁bas in ▁are ▁assigned ▁a ▁name ▁by ▁the ▁Japan ▁Meteor ological ▁Agency . ▁Trop ical ▁de press ions ▁that ▁form ▁in ▁this ▁bas in ▁are ▁given ▁a ▁number ▁with ▁a ▁" W " ▁suffix ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁J oint ▁Ty ph oon ▁Warning ▁Center . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁At mos pher ic , ▁Ge oph ys ical ▁and ▁Astronom ical ▁Services ▁Administration ▁( PA G AS A ) ▁assign s ▁names ▁to ▁tropical ▁cycl ones ▁( including ▁tropical ▁de press ions ) ▁that ▁enter ▁or ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁area ▁of ▁responsibility . ▁These ▁names , ▁however , ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁common ▁use ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁season , ▁ 3 0 ▁systems ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁Trop ical ▁De press ions ▁by ▁either , ▁the ▁Japan ▁Meteor ological ▁Agency ▁( J MA ), ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁At mos pher ic , ▁Ge oph ys ical ▁and ▁Astronom ical ▁Services ▁Administration ▁( PA G AS A ), ▁the ▁J oint ▁Ty ph oon ▁Warning ▁Center ▁( J TW C ), ▁or ▁other ▁National ▁Meteor ological ▁and ▁H ydro log ical ▁Services ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁China ▁Meteor ological ▁Administration ▁and ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Observ atory . ▁As ▁they ▁run ▁the ▁Regional ▁Special ized ▁Meteor ological ▁Centre ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific , ▁the ▁J MA ▁assign s ▁names ▁to ▁Trop ical ▁De press ions ▁should ▁they ▁intens ify