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MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT WED AUG 1 2012
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC BASIN DURING
JULY WAS ABOVE AVERAGE...WITH THREE HURRICANES FORMING...OF WHICH
TWO BECAME MAJOR HURRICANES. BASED ON A 30-YEAR AVERAGE FROM 1981
TO 2010...THREE TO FOUR NAMED STORMS DEVELOP IN THE BASIN EVERY
YEAR DURING JULY...WITH TWO REACHING HURRICANE INTENSITY AND
ONE BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE.
IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...ACE...WHICH MEASURES THE
COMBINED STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES...
ACTIVITY SO FAR THIS SEASON IS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE.
REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...ARE AT THE WEB
SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...USE LOWER-CASE LETTERS...
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/2012EPAC.SHTML
SUMMARY TABLE
NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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TS ALETTA 14-19 MAY 45
MH BUD 21-26 MAY 115
H CARLOTTA 14-16 JUN 105
MH DANIEL 4-12 JUL 115
MH EMILIA 7-15 JUL 140
H FABIO 12-18 JUL 105
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