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ABNT30 KNHC 011150
TWSAT 
 
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT SUN SEP 01 2013
 
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC BASIN IN AUGUST 
WAS BELOW AVERAGE...WITH ONLY TWO TROPICAL STORMS FORMING. BASED 
ON A 30-YEAR (1981-2010) CLIMATOLOGY...THREE OR FOUR NAMED STORMS
FORM ON AVERAGE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN IN AUGUST...WITH ONE OR TWO
BECOMING HURRICANES. 

IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...WHICH MEASURES THE COMBINED
STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES...TROPICAL
CYCLONE ACTIVITY THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST WAS ABOUT 70 PERCENT
BELOW THE 1981-2010 AVERAGE. 

REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...ARE AT THE WEB
SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...USE LOWER-CASE LETTERS...
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/2013ATLAN.SHTML

SUMMARY TABLE

NAME                DATES         MAX WIND (MPH)
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TS ANDREA*           5-7 JUN           65
TS BARRY           17-20 JUN           45
TS CHANTAL          8-10 JUL           65
TS DORIAN       24 JUL-3 AUG           60
TS ERIN            15-18 AUG           40
TS FERNAND         25-26 AUG           50 
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* DENOTES A STORM FOR WHICH THE POST-STORM ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.
 
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