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ABNT30 KNHC 011206
TWSAT
Monthly Tropical Weather Summary
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin during the month of
August was slightly above average in terms of the number of named
storms that developed. Four named storms formed during the month,
with two of them becoming hurricanes, including Hurricane Laura
that intensified into a major hurricane. One tropical depression
also formed at the end of the month offshore of the southeastern
U.S. coast. Based on a 30-year climatology (1981-2010), three named
storms typically form in the basin in August, with one or two of
them becoming hurricanes, and one of them becoming a major
hurricane.
In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the
strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes, activity
in the basin so far in 2020 has also been above average, about 40
percent above the long-term mean.
Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at
the National Hurricane Center website at
www.hurricanes.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2020&basin=atl
Summary Table
Name Dates Max Wind (mph)
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TS Arthur 16-19 May 60
TS Bertha 27-28 May 50
TS Cristobal 1-9 Jun 60
TS Dolly 22-24 Jun 45
TS Edouard 4-6 Jul 45
TS Fay 9-11 Jul 60
TS Gonzalo 1-25 Jul 65
H Hanna 23-27 Jul 90
H Isaias 30 Jul- 5 Aug 85
TD Ten 31 Jul- 1 Aug 35
TS Josephine 11-16 Aug 45
TS Kyle 14-16 Aug 50
MH Laura 20-28 Aug 150
H Marco 20-25 Aug 75
TD Fifteen 31 Aug- 35
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Hurricane Specialist Unit |
