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ABNT30 KNHC 011154
TWSAT
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
SEVEN NAMED STORMS AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC
BASIN DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. ONE OF THESE STORMS WAS MAJOR
HURRICANE IRENE THAT IMPACTED MUCH OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED
STATES. THE NUMBER OF NAMED STORMS WAS WELL ABOVE THE LONG-TERM
(1944-2010) AVERAGE OF FOUR...BUT THE NUMBER OF HURRICANES...TWO...
WAS BELOW THE AVERAGE. IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...
ACE...WHICH MEASURES THE COMBINED STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL
STORMS AND HURRICANES...TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY WAS ABOUT AVERAGE.
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 60
TS DON 27-30 JUL 50
TS EMILY 1-7 AUG 50
TS FRANKLIN 12-13 AUG 45
TS GERT 14-16 AUG 60
TS HARVEY 19-22 AUG 60
MH IRENE 20-28 AUG 120
TD TEN 25-26 AUG 35
TS JOSE 28-29 AUG 45
H KATIA 29 AUG- 75
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