The 2011–12 Alaska hurricane season began on November 1, 2011 and will end on March 31, 2012, with most tropical cyclones forming in December, January and February. However, any tropical cyclone that forms between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 will be part of the 2011–12 season. This is the first season in which hurricanes have formed in the Alaskan basin. The Alaska Hurricane Center (AHC) in Anchorage issues advisories when a storm forms in between 120°W, 45°N and 150°E, 45°N. Storms are given the identifiers 'K' (for example, Tropical Depression 3K).