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ABPZ30 KNHC 011204
TWSEP
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT THU NOV 01 2012
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC BASIN DURING
OCTOBER WAS ABOVE AVERAGE IN TERMS OF NAMED STORMS...AND ABOUT
AVERAGE IN TERMS OF HURRICANES AND MAJOR HURRICANES. THREE NAMED
STORMS FORMED...AND ONE...PAUL...BECAME A MAJOR HURRICANE. BASED
ON A 30-YEAR AVERAGE FROM 1981 TO 2010...ABOUT TWO NAMED STORMS
DEVELOP IN THE BASIN EVERY YEAR DURING OCTOBER...WITH ONE REACHING
HURRICANE INTENSITY. A MAJOR HURRICANE OCCURS IN THE BASIN IN
OCTOBER ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR.
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 ABOUT 15 PERCENT BELOW THE LONG-TERM
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 50
MH BUD* 20-26 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
H GILMA 7-11 AUG 80
TS HECTOR 11-17 AUG 45
H ILEANA 27 AUG-2 SEP 80
TS JOHN 2-4 SEP 40
TS KRISTY 12-17 SEP 60
H LANE 15-19 SEP 80
MH MIRIAM 22-27 SEP 120
TS NORMAN 28-29 SEP 45
TS OLIVIA 6-9 OCT 60
MH PAUL 13-17 OCT 120
TS ROSA 30 OCT- 60
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* DENOTES A STORM FOR WHICH THE POST-STORM ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.
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