Atlantic Tropical Systems of 1988

Lixion A. Avila NOAA, NWS, National Hurricane Center, Coral Gables, Florida

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Gilbert B. Clark NOAA, NWS, National Hurricane Center, Coral Gables, Florida

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Abstract

.The 1988 season produced 62 tropical waves, 19 tropical depressions and 12 tropical storms, 5 of which became hurricanes. Eighty-three percent of the tropical storms developed from African waves. A comparison with the past 21 years is included.

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.The 1988 season produced 62 tropical waves, 19 tropical depressions and 12 tropical storms, 5 of which became hurricanes. Eighty-three percent of the tropical storms developed from African waves. A comparison with the past 21 years is included.

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