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Tropical Weather Summary (Text)

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ABPZ30 KNHC 011316
TWSEP 
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT THU JUL 01 2010
 
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
 
JUNE WAS A VERY ACTIVE MONTH IN THE BASIN WITH THREE TROPICAL STORMS
OBSERVED...TWO OF WHICH BECAME HURRICANES THAT EVENTUALLY REACHED
MAJOR HURRICANE INTENSITY.  THIS COMPARES TO THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE
OF ABOUT TWO TROPICAL STORMS AND ONE HURRICANE EVERY YEAR...AND A
MAJOR HURRICANE ABOUT EVERY OTHER YEAR.  USING THE ACCUMULATED
CYCLONE ENERGY INDEX...ACE...WHICH MEASURES THE COMBINED DURATION
AND STRENGTH OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES...2010 HAD THE
HIGHEST JUNE ACE VALUE ON RECORD...ECLIPSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD IN
1984...AND WAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE.  ONE
SHORT-LIVED TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALSO FORMED.  

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/2010EPAC.SHTML

SUMMARY TABLE

NAME                 DATES        MAX WIND (MPH)    
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TS AGATHA           29-30 MAY          45
TD TWO-E            16-17 JUN          30
TS BLAS             17-21 JUN          65
MH CELIA            19-29 JUN         160
MH DARBY            23-28 JUN         120
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FORECASTER BLAKE