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ABNT30 KNHC 011145
TWSAT 

MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2015

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

One tropical cyclone, Tropical Storm Claudette, formed in the
Atlantic basin in July.  Based on a 30-year (1981-2010) climatology,
one named storm typically forms in the Atlantic basin in July, with
a hurricane occurring about once every other year.

In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the
combined strength and duration of tropical storm and hurricanes,
activity in the Atlantic basin so far in 2015 has been near normal.

Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at the
National Hurricane Center website at
www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2015&basin=atl.

Summary Table

Name                 Dates         Max Wind (mph)
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TS Ana              8-11 May            60
TS Bill            16-20 Jun            60
TS Claudette       13-14 Jul            50
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.

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Hurricane Specialist Unit