Tropical Weather Summary
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ABNT30 KNHC 011154
TWSAT
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
FOUR TROPICAL STORMS FORMED IN AUGUST...ONE OF WHICH REACHED MAJOR
HURRICANE STATUS. THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE FOR AUGUST IS ABOUT 4
TROPICAL STORMS...2 HURRICANES...AND 1 MAJOR HURRICANE. IN TERMS OF
ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...ACE...WHICH MEASURES THE COMBINED
STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES...AUGUST
WAS ABOUT 30 PERCENT ABOVE THE LONG-TERM MEAN...PRIMARILY DUE TO
HURRICANE BILL.
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) DEATHS
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TD ONE 28-29 MAY 35 0
TS ANA 11-17 AUG 40 0
MH BILL 15-24 AUG 135 2
TS CLAUDETTE 16-18 AUG 50 0
TS DANNY 26-29 AUG 60 1
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