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ABNT30 KNHC 011148
TWSAT
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT TUE NOV 1 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
ONLY ONE NAMED STORM FORMED DURING OCTOBER...RINA...WHICH BECAME
A HURRICANE. PHILIPPE WAS ONGOING AT THE START OF THE MONTH AS A
TROPICAL STORM AND ALSO BECAME A HURRICANE IN OCTOBER. OPHELIA...
WHICH FORMED IN SEPTEMBER...CONTINUED INTO THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF
THE MONTH AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THIS ACTIVITY IS CLOSE TO THE
LONG-TERM AVERAGES OF ABOUT TWO TROPICAL STORMS AND ONE HURRICANE
FORMING DURING THE MONTH. WHILE THE OVERALL NUMBERS OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES WAS NEAR AVERAGE...TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY DURING
OCTOBER WAS ABOUT 85 PERCENT ABOVE THE LONG-TERM MEAN AS MEASURED
BY THE ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...ACE...WHICH USES THE COMBINED
STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES.
REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...ARE AT THE WEB
SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...USE LOWER-CASE LETTERS...
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/2011ATLAN.SHTML
SUMMARY TABLE
NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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TS ARLENE 29 JUN-1 JUL 65
TS BRET 17-22 JUL 65
TS CINDY 20-22 JUL 70
TS DON 27-30 JUL 50
TS EMILY 1-7 AUG 50
TS FRANKLIN 12-13 AUG 45
TS GERT 13-16 AUG 65
TS HARVEY 19-22 AUG 60
MH IRENE 20-28 AUG 120
TD TEN 25-26 AUG 35
TS JOSE 28-29 AUG 45
MH KATIA 29 AUG-10 SEP 135
TS LEE 2-5 SEP 60
H MARIA 6-16 SEP 80
TS NATE 7-11 SEP 70
MH OPHELIA 21 SEP-3 OCT 140
H PHILIPPE 24 SEP-9 OCT 90
H RINA 23-28 OCT 110
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