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ABNT30 KNHC 011244
TWSAT
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EST SUN NOV 01 2015
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
No tropical cyclones formed in the Atlantic basin during the month
of October. Joaquin was a major hurricane that was ongoing at the
beginning of the month. Joaquin strengthened into a category 4
hurricane later that day and maintained that intensity until 2
October when it weakened to just below category 4 status. Joaquin
re-intensified on 3 October to just below category 5 strength while
moving slowly southwestward into the central Bahamas, killing 34
people. Joaquin moved northeastward and steadily weakened as it
passed just west of Bermuda on 5 October and became an extratropical
low over the far North Atlantic on 7 October. Based on a 30-year
(1981-2010) climatology, two named storms typically form in the
Atlantic basin in October, with one becoming a hurricane. A major
hurricane forms in October 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 Atlantic basin through October has only been about
58 percent of the 30-year average.
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* 16-18 Jun 60
TS Claudette* 13-14 Jul 50
MH Danny 18-24 Aug 115
TS Erika 25-29 Aug 50
H Fred 30 Aug-6 Sep 85
TS Grace 5-9 Sep 50
TS Henri* 8-11 Sep 50
TD Nine 16-19 Sep 35
TS Ida 18-27 Sep 50
MH Joaquin 28 Sep-7 Oct 155
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.
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