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Tropical Weather Summary


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ABNT30 KNHC 011127
TWSAT 
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU JUL 01 2010
 
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
 
HURRICANE ALEX WAS THE ONLY TROPICAL CYCLONE OBSERVED DURING THE
MONTH OF JUNE AND THE FIRST JUNE ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE SINCE
1995. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST CATEGORY TWO JUNE HURRICANE SINCE 1966. 
ON AVERAGE...A TROPICAL STORM OCCURS IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN IN JUNE
EVERY OTHER YEAR...AND A HURRICANE ABOUT ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS. ALEX
MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHEAST MEXICAN COAST IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF SOTO LA MARINA LATE ON 30 JUNE AS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.

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/2010ATLAN.SHTML

SUMMARY TABLE

NAME                  DATES          MAX WIND (MPH)
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H ALEX               25 JUN-              105
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE