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ABNT30 KNHC 011207
TWSAT 
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006

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

ONLY ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE...BERYL...FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN
DURING JULY.  BERYL DEVELOPED IN A SURFACE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A
DECAYING STATIONARY FRONTAL ZONE OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST.  A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMED ON 18 JULY ABOUT 300 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.  THE CYCLONE STRENGTHENED
INTO A TROPICAL STORM LATER THAT DAY. MOVING GENERALLY NORTHWARD...
BERYL PASSED ABOUT 115 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS ON 19 JULY...AND
STRENGTHENED TO ITS PEAK INTENSITY OF 60 M.P.H. A LITTLE LATER THAT
DAY.  OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BERYL TURNED TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WITH INCREASING FORWARD SPEED...
PASSING OVER NANTUCKET EARLY ON 21 JULY WHERE WIND GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WERE REPORTED.  THE WEAKENING STORM CONTINUED
TO ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD AND BERYL LOST ITS TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS OVER WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA LATE ON 21 JULY. THERE
WERE NO REPORTS OF CASUALTIES OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES.

SUMMARY TABLE

NAME             DATES        MAX WIND   DEATHS   U.S. DAMAGE
                                MPH                $MILLION
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TS BERYL         18-21 JUL      60          0          0
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NOTE...DATES BASED ON COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC)

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FORECASTER PASCH