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1857/01:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  

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1857/02:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.  
Ship with central pressure observation of 961 mb gives 94 kt with the 
subtropical latitude wind-pressure relationship, utilizing 90 kt in best
track - supporting hurricane status.  Storm is known in Ludlum's (1963)
work as the "Central America Disaster in 1857" due to the loss of
the ship the "S.S. Central America".

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1857/03:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis.
Storm is suggested to be stationary throughout its four day existence.  
This storm is determined to have reached hurricane status based upon 
reports from the ship "Ocean Express".

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1857/04:  Combined Partagas and Diaz's (1995a) analysis of storms #4 and #5 
into one continuous track.  Utilized Kaplan and DeMaria's (1995) inland decay 
model for storm's winds over Texas and Mexico.  Storm is determined to have
reached hurricane status based upon report from the ship "Cadet".

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1857 - Additional Notes:
1.  The tropical storm listed as #5 in 1857 in Partagas and Diaz (1995a) was
not included into the HURDAT because we determined that this storm and
storm 1857/04 were likely the same system.  Thus information on this
storm is now carried in its entirety as 1857/04, while Partagas and 
and Diaz's storm #5 in 1857 is removed.

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