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MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT SAT NOV 1 2014
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
THREE NAMED STORMS FORMED IN THE BASIN DURING OCTOBER...AND ONE OF
THESE...SIMON...BECAME A MAJOR HURRICANE. BASED ON A 30-YEAR
(1981-2010) CLIMATOLOGY...TWO NAMED STORMS FORM IN THE BASIN IN
OCTOBER...WITH ONE BECOMING A HURRICANE. A MAJOR HURRICANE FORMS 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 IN THE BASIN SO FAR IN 2014 IS ABOUT 36 PERCENT ABOVE THE
1981-2010 AVERAGE VALUE. THIS YEAR HAS THE EIGHTH HIGHEST ACE VALUE
THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER IN THE BASIN SINCE RELIABLE RECORDS BEGAN
IN 1971.
REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...ARE AT THE WEB
SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...USE LOWER-CASE LETTERS...
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/2014EPAC.SHTML
SUMMARY TABLE
NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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MH AMANDA* 22-29 MAY 155
TS BORIS* 2-4 JUN 45
MH CRISTINA* 9-15 JUN 150
TS DOUGLAS 28 JUN-5 JUL 45
TS ELIDA* 30 JUN-2 JUL 50
TS FAUSTO* 7-9 JUL 45
MH GENEVIEVE 25 JUL-13 AUG** 160
H HERNAN* 26-29 JUL 75
MH ISELLE 31 JUL-9 AUG** 140
MH JULIO 4-15 AUG** 120
H KARINA 13-26 AUG 80
H LOWELL 18-24 AUG 75
MH MARIE 22-29 AUG 160
MH NORBERT 2-8 SEP 120
MH ODILE 10-17 SEP 135
TD SIXTEEN-E 11-15 SEP 35
H POLO 16-22 SEP 75
H RACHEL 24-30 SEP 85
MH SIMON 1-7 OCT 130
TS TRUDY 17-18 OCT 60
TS VANCE 30 OCT - 45
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* DENOTES A STORM FOR WHICH THE POST-STORM ANALYSIS IS COMPLETE.
** DATES INCLUDE THE TROPICAL CYCLONE STAGE IN THE CENTRAL
AND/OR WESTERN PACIFIC BASINS.
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