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ABPZ30 KNHC 011228
TWSEP
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PST TUE DEC 01 2009
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY DURING THE 2009 EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC
HURRICANE SEASON WAS NEAR NORMAL. A TOTAL OF SEVENTEEN NAMED STORMS
FORMED...OF WHICH SEVEN BECAME HURRICANES AND FOUR BECAME MAJOR
HURRICANES. THESE VALUES ARE CLOSE TO THE LONG-TERM AVERAGES OF
ABOUT FIFTEEN TROPICAL STORMS...NINE HURRICANES...AND FOUR MAJOR
HURRICANES. THE ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY...A COMBINED MEASURE OF
THE STRENGTH AND DURATION OF TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES...FOR
2009 WAS ABOUT 95 PERCENT OF THE LONG-TERM MEDIAN. THE TOTAL OF
FOUR MAJOR HURRICANES IS THE HIGHEST SINCE 2006...WHICH WAS ALSO
THE LAST TIME AN EL NINO OCCURRED IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC. IN
ADDITION...RICK BECAME THE SECOND STRONGEST EASTERN PACIFIC
HURRICANE...BEHIND ONLY HURRICANE LINDA OF 1997...AND THE STRONGEST
HURRICANE ON RECORD DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...CAN BE FOUND AT
THE WEB SITE OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...USE LOWER-CASE
LETTERS...HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/2009EPAC.SHTML
SUMMARY TABLE
NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
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TD ONE-E 18-19 JUN 35
H ANDRES 21-24 JUN 80
TS BLANCA 6- 9 JUL 50
H CARLOS 10-16 JUL 105
TS DOLORES 15-17 JUL 50
TS LANA* 30 JUL-3 AUG 65
TS ENRIQUE 3- 7 AUG 65
H FELICIA 3-11 AUG 145
TD NINE-E 9-11 AUG 35
H GUILLERMO 12-20 AUG 125
TS HILDA 22-28 AUG 65
TS IGNACIO 24-27 AUG 50
H JIMENA 29 AUG-4 SEP 155
TS KEVIN 29 AUG-1 SEP 50
H LINDA 7-11 SEP 80
TS MARTY 16-19 SEP 45
TS NORA 23-25 SEP 60
TS OLAF 1- 3 OCT 45
TS PATRICIA 11-14 OCT 60
H RICK 15-21 OCT 180
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*LANA DEVELOPED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX-E THAT FORMED IN THE
EASTERN PACIFIC BASIN. HOWEVER...IT DID NOT REACH TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH UNTIL MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN. THEREFORE IT
WAS GIVEN A NAME FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN LIST OF NAMES.
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