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ABNT30 KNHC 011136
TWSAT
Monthly Tropical Weather Summary
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Fri Sep 1 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin in August was above
normal overall in terms of the number of named storms, hurricanes,
and major hurricanes. In total, six named tropical cyclones formed
in the basin in August, with two of those becoming major hurricanes.
Based on a 30-year climatology (1991-2020), between 3-4 named storms
typically develop in August, with 1-2 of them becoming hurricanes. A
major hurricane typically forms in August every 1 to 2 years.
Franklin initially made landfall in the Dominican Republic as a
tropical storm, and later affected Bermuda with tropical storm
conditions as it passed by to the north as a hurricane. Harold made
landfall in south Texas as a tropical storm, and Idalia made
landfall in the Florida Big Bend region as 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 2023 has been about 35 percent 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
TS Emily 20-21 Aug 50
MH Franklin 20- Aug 150
TS Gert 19- 40
TS Harold 21-23 Aug 50
MH Idalia 26- Aug 130
TS Jose 29- Aug 60
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.
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