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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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