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1859/01:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  No track available, only one point.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon damage in Tuxpan and Tecoluta, Mexico.

1859/02:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  Pressure readings of 989 and 982 mb not in the hurricane's center (on 00 UTC of August 17th and 18th, respectively) suggest winds of at least 64 and 71 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship - 90 kt chosen for best track because of these values and from description of winds from ship reports, supporting hurricane status for this storm.

1859/03:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status from reports provided from St. Kitts.

1859/04:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  No track  available, only one point.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status from report from ship "Liberty".

1859/05:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  No track  available, only one point.  Storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon destruction which occurred in Mobile.

1859/06:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  Utilized the northern wind-pressure relationship for hurricanes from ship on 6th. Ship with central pressure observation of 938 mb gives 105 kt, used 110 kt in best track - supporting major hurricane status of this storm.

1859/07:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis. Inland winds over Florida reduced via methodology of Kaplan and DeMaria's (1995) inland decay model.

1859/08:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  Pressure reading of 989 mb not in hurricane's center (on 12 UTC, 28th of October) suggests winds of at least 65 kt from the subtropical latitude wind-pressure relationship - 80 kt chosen for best track, supporting hurricane status for this storm.