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ABNT30 KNHC 011156
TWSAT 

Monthly Tropical Weather Summary
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Tue Aug 1 2023

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

One tropical cyclone and the first hurricane of the season (Don) 
formed in the basin during July.  Don remained over open water and 
did not impact land.  Including its subtropical stages, preliminary 
data indicate that the storm is the 5th longest-lasting system on 
record for the month.  So far, named storm seasonal activity has 
been above average based on the 30-year climatology (1991-2020).

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 2023 has been above average compared to the 
long-term (1991-2020) mean.

Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at the 
National Hurricane Center website at
www.hurricanes.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2023&basin=atl

Summary Table

Name                      Dates              Max Wind (mph)
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Unnamed STS*            16-17 Jan                 70
TS Arlene*                1-3 Jun                 40
TS Bret                 19-24 Jun                 70
TS Cindy*               22-26 Jun                 60
H  Don                  14-24 Jul                 75
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.

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Hurricane Specialist Unit