July summary: EPac slowest since 1966; ATL near average

[Chacor]

ABNT30 KNHC 011134
TWSAT
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO AND TROPICAL STORM BONNIE FORMED DURING THE
MONTH OF JULY. IN ADDITION...ALEX DISSIPATED OVER MEXICO EARLY ON 2
JULY.

ON AVERAGE...ONE TROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN IN JULY.
SO FAR THIS SEASON...ONE TROPICAL STORM AND ONE HURRICANE HAVE
FORMED. THE OCCURRENCE OF TWO NAMED STORMS IS SIMILAR TO THE
LONG-TERM (1944-2009) AVERAGE...AND ONE HURRICANE IS A LITTLE
ABOVE THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE. IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY
(ACE)...OVERALL TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY OBSERVED TO DATE IS 111
PERCENT OF THE LONG-TERM MEAN.

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/2010ATLAN.SHTML

SUMMARY TABLE

NAME DATES MAX WIND (MPH)
----------------------------------------------------
H ALEX 25 JUN-2 JUL 105
TD TWO 7-8 JUL 35
TS BONNIE 22-24 JUL 40

$$
FORECASTER STEWART/BEVEN/KIMBERLAIN/PASCH

[Chacor]

ABPZ30 KNHC 011436
TWSEP
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT SUN AUG 01 2010

FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..

JULY WAS AN EXTREMELY INACTIVE MONTH IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC
BASIN WITH ONLY ONE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OBSERVED. THE LAST JULY IN
WHICH NO NAMED STORMS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE FORMED WAS IN 1966.

THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE FOR JULY IS THREE OR FOUR NAMED STORMS...
WITH TWO OF THE STORMS BECOMING HURRICANES...AND ONE OF THOSE
STRENGTHENING INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE.

THUS FAR FOR THE 2010 HURRICANE SEASON...THERE HAVE BEEN TWO
TROPICAL STORMS AND TWO HURRICANES...WITH BOTH OF THE HURRICANES
REACHING MAJOR HURRICANE INTENSITY. THESE NUMBERS ARE SLIGHTLY BELOW
THE LONG-TERM (1971-2009) AVERAGE OF ABOUT SIX TROPICAL STORMS...
AND NEAR THE AVERAGE OF THREE HURRICANES AND ONE OR TWO MAJOR
HURRICANES. IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGY (ACE)...THE
OVERALL TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY OBSERVED SO FAR THIS SEASON IS
107 PERCENT OF THE LONG-TERM MEAN.

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)
-------------------------------------------------
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
TD SIX-E 14-16 JUL 35
-------------------------------------------------

$$
FORECASTER STEWART/KIMBERLAIN/BEVEN

[Chacor]

Interestingly, despite the July inactivity in the EPac, ACE is still above the mean. Cat 5 Celia really helped.

[KWT]

Oh yeah Chacor the two majors we got made such a big difference, its amazing to have nothing in July and still be above average.

The N.Hemisphere must have had a very slow month compared to normal.