The 2012 North Sea cyclone season was an average season with forming. The season began on July 1 and ended on October 1, 2012. The first storm of the season formed on July 18. The North Sea cyclone basin is monitored by the British Windstorm Center (BWC) based in Dundee, United Kingdom, and the Met Office (MO) which is based in Exeter, UK. __TOC__