 The 1972 hurricane season was the first year in which quasi @-@ tropical cyclones were named , by using the NATO phonetic alphabet . At the time , the names were applied to large subtropical cyclones and small neutercanes , both of which were later combined into one category . 
 The 1972 hurricane season was the first year in which quasi @-@ tropical cyclones <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> named , by using the NATO phonetic alphabet . At the time , the names <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> applied to large subtropical cyclones and small neutercanes , both of which <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> later combined into one category . 
The 1972 hurricane season was the first year in which quasi @-@ tropical cyclones was named , by usin the NATO phonetic alphabet . At da time , the names was applied to large subtropical cyclones and small neutercanes , both of which was later combined into one category .