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ABPZ30 KNHC 011650
TWSEP
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013
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 THE NUMBER OF STORMS...WITH
FOUR TROPICAL STORMS FORMING. ONE OF THOSE STORMS...RAYMOND...
BECAME THE FIRST MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC
SEASON. BASED ON A 30-YEAR CLIMATOLOGY 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...WHICH MEASURES THE COMBINED
STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES...TROPICAL
CYCLONE ACTIVITY THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER IS ABOUT 58 PERCENT OF
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/2013EPAC.SHTML
SUMMARY TABLE
NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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TS ALVIN* 15-17 MAY 60
H BARBARA* 28-30 MAY 80
H COSME* 23-27 JUN 85
H DALILA 30 JUN-7 JUL 75
H ERICK* 4-9 JUL 80
TS FLOSSIE 25-30 JUL 70
H GIL 30 JUL-6 AUG 85
H HENRIETTE 3-11 AUG 105
TS IVO 22-25 AUG 45
TS JULIETTE 28-29 AUG 50
TS KIKO 31 AUG-2 SEP 70
TS LORENA 5-7 SEP 45
H MANUEL 13-19 SEP 75
TS NARDA 6-10 OCT 65
TS OCTAVE 13-15 OCT 65
TS PRISCILLA 14-17 OCT 45
MH RAYMOND 20-30 OCT 125
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* DENOTES A STORM FOR WHICH THE POST-STORM ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.
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