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ABNT30 KNHC 011151
TWSAT
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT SAT OCT 1 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
FIVE NAMED STORMS...THREE HURRICANES...AND TWO MAJOR HURRICANES
FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. THESE
VALUES ARE ABOVE THE LONG-TERM (1944-2010) AVERAGES OF ABOUT 4
TROPICAL STORMS...TWO HURRICANES...AND ONE MAJOR HURRICANE. WHILE
THE NUMBER OF TROPICAL CYCLONES WAS ABOVE AVERAGE...TROPICAL
CYCLONE ACTIVITY WAS CLOSE TO THE LONG-TERM MEAN IN TERMS OF
ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...ACE...WHICH MEASURES THE COMBINED
STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES.
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/2011ATLAN.SHTML
SUMMARY TABLE
NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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TS ARLENE 29 JUN-1 JUL 65
TS BRET 17-22 JUL 65
TS CINDY 20-22 JUL 70
TS DON 27-30 JUL 50
TS EMILY 1-7 AUG 50
TS FRANKLIN 12-13 AUG 45
TS GERT 14-16 AUG 60
TS HARVEY 19-22 AUG 60
MH IRENE 20-28 AUG 120
TD TEN 25-26 AUG 35
TS JOSE 28-29 AUG 45
MH KATIA 29 AUG-10 SEP 135
TS LEE 2-5 SEP 60
H MARIA 6-16 SEP 80
TS NATE 7-11 SEP 70
MH OPHELIA 21 SEP - 115
TS PHILIPPE 24 SEP - 60
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