July 2009 Atlantic Summary
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ABNT30 KNHC 011159
TWSAT
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
700 AM EST SUN NOV 01 2009
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
IN TERMS OF NUMBERS...TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY DURING OCTOBER WAS
NEAR AVERAGE WITH TWO NAMED STORMS. HOWEVER...NEITHER OF THESE
STORMS BECAME HURRICANES...WHEREAS THE AVERAGE FOR OCTOBER IS ONE
HURRICANE. IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...ACE...WHICH
MEASURES THE COMBINED STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND
HURRICANES...OCTOBER ACE WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL AT ONLY 18 PERCENT
OF THE LONG-TERM MEAN DUE TO THE SHORT DURATIONS OF TROPICAL STORMS
GRACE AND HENRI.
REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...ARE AT THE WEB
SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...USE LOWER CASE LETTERS...
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/2009ATLAN.SHTML
SUMMARY TABLE
NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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TD ONE 28-29 MAY 35
TS ANA 11-16 AUG 40
MH BILL 15-24 AUG 135
TS CLAUDETTE 16-18 AUG 50
TS DANNY 26-29 AUG 60
TS ERIKA 1-4 SEP 60
MH FRED 7-12 SEP 120
TD EIGHT 25-26 SEP 35
TS GRACE 4-6 OCT 70
TS HENRI 6-8 OCT 50
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