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MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT FRI JUN 1 2001

SUMMARY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY FOR MAY 2001...
 
FOR THE EAST NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE...

ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMED IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC DURING THE
MONTH OF MAY.  HURRICANE ADOLPH...THE STRONGEST MAY HURRICANE ON
RECORD IN THE BASIN...BRIEFLY THREATENED THE SOUTHERN COAST OF
MEXICO.  THE CYCLONE DEVELOPED ON THE 25TH...BECOMING A TROPICAL
STORM THE NEXT DAY AND A HURRICANE ON THE 27TH.  AFTER MEANDERING A
COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF ACAPULCO...ADOLPH TURNED TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE ON THE 27TH AND THREATENED TO BRING TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO.  HOWEVER...THE
HURRICANE TURNED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EDGED AWAY FROM LAND WHILE
STRENGTHING TO CATEGORY 4 INTENSITY ON THE 28TH.  THE PEAK INTENSITY
OF 145 MPH WAS REACHED LATE ON THE 28TH.  ADOLPH CONTINUED TO MOVE
GENERALLY WESTWARD AWAY FROM LAND WHILE WEAKENING...AND IS CURRENTLY
A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM LOCATED NEARLY 500 HUNDRED MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.

SUMMARY TABLE...

NAME        DATES            WIND-MPH    DEATHS
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ADOLPH      25 MAY -           145          0



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