000 ABPZ30 KNHC 011144 TWSEP MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM PDT SAT JUN 01 2013 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. TWO TROPICAL STORMS FORMED DURING MAY...ONE OF WHICH REACHED HURRICANE STRENGTH. THIS IS ONLY THE FOURTH TIME SINCE 1949 THAT TWO TROPICAL STORMS FORMED IN MAY. MAY HURRICANES TYPICALLY OCCUR ABOUT ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS. REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...ARE AT THE WEB SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...USE LOWER-CASE LETTERS... WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/2013EPAC.SHTML SUMMARY TABLE NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH) --------------------------------------------------- TS ALVIN 15-17 MAY 50 H BARBARA 28-30 MAY 75 --------------------------------------------------- $$ HURRICANE SPECIALIST UNIT