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ABNT30 KNHC 011140
TWSAT 
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT SUN AUG 1 2004

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

ONLY ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE...TROPICAL DEPRESION ONE...FORMED DURING
THE MONTH OF JULY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.  CURRENTLY THE DEPRESSION
IS LOCATED ABOUT 45 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH
CAROLINA.  SINCE 1967...ONLY TWO TIMES HAS THE FIRST TROPICAL
DEPRESSION FORMED LATER THAN JULY 31ST.  HOWEVER...THERE IS LITTLE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY SEASON ACTIVITY AND SEASONAL ACTIVITY
OVERALL.

NAME         DATES          MAX WIND     DEATHS   U.S. DAMAGE
                               MPH                  $MILLION
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TD ONE       31 JUL-           30
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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