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ABNT30 KNHC 011158
TWSAT 

MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2016

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

Four named storms formed in the Atlantic basin in August.  Two of
these, Earl and Gaston, became hurricanes, and Gaston became a
major hurricane over the central Atlantic.  Based on a 30-year
(1981-2010) climatology, three named storms typically form in the
Atlantic basin in August, with two becoming hurricanes.

In terms of the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the
combined strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes,
activity in the Atlantic basin so far in 2016 is 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=2016&basin=atl .

Summary Table

Name                 Dates         Max Wind (mph)
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H  Alex            13-15 Jan            85
TS Bonnie      27 May- 4 Jun            45
TS Colin            5- 7 Jun            50
TS Danielle        19-21 Jun            45
H  Earl            2-6 Aug              80
TS Fiona           17-23 Aug            50
MH Gaston          22 Aug -            120
TS Hermine         28 Aug -             60
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.

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Hurricane Specialist Unit