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1883/01:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who made large
alterations to the track shown in Neumann et al. (1993).  These track
changes are found to be reasonable.  Pressure reading of 975 mb not in 
hurricane's center (at 18 UTC on the 26th of August) suggests winds of at 
least 78 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship - 80 kt chosen for 
best track.  The best track provided appears to describe the full life 
cycle of this tropical cyclone (from its formation as a tropical storm to 
its peak as a hurricane until its dissipation as an extratropical storm).  
Storm is determined to have reached hurricane intensity based upon the 
peripheral pressure and several ship reports.

1883/01 - 2003 REVISION:

07815 08/18/1883 M=11  1 SNBR= 224 NOT NAMED   XING=0 SSS=0
07820 08/18*192 485  40    0*194 495  40    0*195 510  40    0*197 526  40    0
07825 08/19*202 544  40    0*207 560  40    0*212 575  50    0*217 590  50    0
07830 08/20*222 605  50    0*231 623  50    0*240 640  50    0*247 651  50    0
07835 08/21*258 666  60    0*270 680  60    0*281 690  60    0*287 694  60    0
07835 08/21*258 666  60    0*270 680  60    0*281 690  60    0*290 694  60    0
                                                               ***

07840 08/22*295 696  70    0*306 700  70    0*315 701  70    0*320 703  70    0
07840 08/22*299 697  70    0*307 700  70    0*315 702  70    0*322 703  70    0
            *** ***          ***                  ***          *** 

07845 08/23*328 701  70    0*333 700  70    0*339 696  70    0*343 691  70    0
07845 08/23*328 702  70    0*334 700  70    0*339 696  70    0*343 691  70    0
                ***          ***             

07850 08/24*349 684  70    0*353 678  70    0*358 671  70    0*364 661  70    0
07855 08/25*369 653  80    0*375 641  80    0*384 625  80    0*395 603  80    0
07860 08/26*412 574  80    0*429 541  80    0*443 509  80    0*458 480  80    0
07865 08/27*477 438  70    0*493 400  70    0E510 360  60    0E521 328  60    0
07870 08/28E534 289  60    0E547 247  60    0E557 207  50    0E567 175  50    0
07875 HR

Track altered slightly to provide a more realistic translational velocity.

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1883/02:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who made 
reasonable small alterations to the track shown in Neumann et al. (1993).  
983 mb central pressure suggests winds of 70 kt from the northern 
wind-pressure relationship - 70 kt used in best track.  A pressure reading 
of 948 mb not at the hurricane's center (at 00 UTC on the 29th of
August) suggests winds of at least 98 kt from the northern wind-
pressure relationship - 110 kt utilized in best track.  A 963 mb
central pressure measured during the storm's extratropical stage
suggests winds of 88 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship -
80 kt chosen for best track as it had already undergone extratropical
transition.  Storm is determined to have reached major hurricane
intensity based upon the 948 mb peripheral pressure measurement.

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1883/03:  Only major change from Partagas and Diaz (1996) is to remove 12 
and 18 UTC on the 13th of September as it is suggested that the hurricane 
had decreased below tropical storm force winds by that time.  Track from 
Partagas and Diaz (1996) otherwise has reasonable small alterations from 
that shown in Neumann et al. (1993).  Inland decay model of Kaplan and 
DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the eastern United States.
A pressure reading of 955 mb not at the hurricane's center (at 12 UTC on 
the 4th of September) suggests winds of at least 105 kt from the southern 
wind-pressure relationship - 110 kt chosen for best track.  A pressure
reading of 978 mb not at the hurricane's center (at 18 UTC on the 8th)
suggests winds of at least 80 kt from the southern wind-pressure 
relationship - 90 kt chosen for best track.  A pressure reading of 
982 mb not at the hurricane's center (at 06 UTC on the 10th) suggests
winds of at least 73 kt - 90 kt chosen for best track.  Storm determined
to have reached major hurricane intensity while over the Atlantic
based upon peripheral pressure reading of 955 mb and from extreme
damage in Martinique. 

1883/03 - 2003 REVISION:

07810 09/04/1883 M=10  3 SNBR= 222 NOT NAMED   XING=1 SSS=2
07810 09/04/1883 M=10  3 SNBR= 226 NOT NAMED   XING=1 SSS=2
                               ***

07815 09/04*140 579 110    0*144 592 110    0*147 603 110    0*150 615 110    0
07820 09/05*154 628 110    0*159 641 110    0*162 655 110    0*167 668 110    0
07825 09/06*174 683 110    0*180 699 110    0*187 715  80    0*197 726  70    0
07830 09/07*209 739  70    0*214 748  70    0*220 755  70    0*225 760  70    0
07830 09/07*207 737  70    0*214 748  70    0*220 755  70    0*225 760  70    0
            *** ***

07835 09/08*231 763  80    0*235 765  80    0*240 766  90    0*247 771  90    0
07835 09/08*230 763  80    0*235 766  80    0*240 769  90    0*247 772  90    0
            ***                  ***              ***              ***

07840 09/09*255 774  90    0*264 778  90    0*273 780  90    0*280 781  90    0
07840 09/09*255 775  90    0*264 778  90    0*273 780  90    0*280 781  90    0
                ***

07845 09/10*287 781  90    0*295 783  90    0*302 784  90    0*312 786  90    0
07845 09/10*287 782  90    0*295 783  90    0*302 784  90    0*312 785  90    0
                ***                                                ***

07850 09/11*322 786  90    0*330 786  90    0*338 785  90    0*344 784  70    0
07855 09/12*350 783  50    0*354 783  50    0*360 781  40    0*370 779  40    0
07855 09/12*350 783  50    0*354 782  50    0*360 781  40    0*370 779  40    0
                                 ***

07860 09/13*380 776  40    0*393 773  40    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0
07860 09/13*380 776  30    0*393 773  30    0*  0   0   0    0*  0   0   0    0
                     **               **

07865 HR NC2 SC1

Decay stage of this hurricane to a tropical depression before dissipation
over land inadvertently left out from the first revision of the best track.
Track is adjusted slightly to provide for a more realistic translation
velocity.

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1883/04:  No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who made 
reasonable small alterations to the track shown in Neumann et al. (1993).  
A pressure reading of 983 mb (at 18 UTC on the 27th of October) suggests 
winds of at least 70 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship - 
70 kt chosen in best track as the storm had already undergone extratropical 
transformation.  Storm did not reach hurricane intensity as a tropical 
cyclone, but did obtain hurricane-force sustained winds on the 27th of 
October as an extratropical storm.

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