000 ABNT30 KNHC 011159 TWSAT Monthly Tropical Weather Summary NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2019 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Similar to the previous year, the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season had an early start with Subtropical Storm Andrea forming in May. No tropical cyclones formed in the basin in June. Based on a 30-year climatology (1981-2010), one named storm forms in the basin by the end of June about every other year. In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the combined strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes, activity in the Atlantic basin so far in 2019 is below normal. Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at the National Hurricane Center website at www.hurricanes.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2019&basin=atl Summary Table Name Dates Max Wind (mph) --------------------------------------------------- STS Andrea 20-21 May 40 --------------------------------------------------- * Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete. $$ Hurricane Specialist Unit