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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
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2010/tw ... _jun.shtml?
Quite an active season for EPAC. This is despite the fact that Pacific is coming off of a strong El Nino heading into La Nina.
