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1885/01: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who made
reasonable small alterations to the track shown in Neumann et al. (1993).
990 mb central pressure corresponds to 63 kt from the subtropical
wind-pressure relationship - 70 kt chosen for best track. 981 mb central
pressure corresponds to 72 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship
- 70 kt chosen for best track. 983 mb central pressure corresponds
to 70 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship - 70 kt
chosen for best track. A pressure reading of 975 mb not in the
hurricane's center (at 18 UTC on the 10th of August) suggests winds
of at least 78 kt from the northern wind-pressure relationship
- 80 kt chosen for best track. The storm is determined to have reached
hurricane intensity from these pressure reports and several other ship
reports.
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1885/02: 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. Inland decay model of Kaplan and
DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the S.E. United States.
958 mb central pressure corresponds to 91 kt in the northern wind-pressure
relationship - 90 kt chosen for best track. A pressure reading of 976 mb
not in the hurricane's center (at 06 UTC on 25th of August) suggests winds
of at least 80 kt from the subtropical latitude wind-pressure relationship -
100 kt chosen for best track (because of this information as well
as extreme damage caused by winds in South Carolina). This is the
basis for determining that the storm reached major hurricane intensity.
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1885/03: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996). Track
unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993). Inland decay model of Kaplan
and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the S.E. United
States. The best track provided appears to describe the full life cycle
of this tropical cyclone (from its formation as a tropical storm until
its dissipation below tropical storm intensity).
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1885/04: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996). Track
unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993). Inland decay model of Kaplan
and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the S.E. United
States. Two pressure readings of 973 mb and 975 mb not in the hurricane's
center (both at 06 UTC on the 23rd of September) suggests winds of at
least 80 kt and 79 kt respectively from the northern wind-pressure
relationship - 80 kt chosen for best track. This storm is determined to
have reached hurricane status based upon these peripheral pressures.
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1885/05: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996). Track
unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993). 999 mb central pressure
corresponds to a wind of 49 kt from the southern wind-pressure
relationship - 50 kt utilized in best track. Storm is determined to
have reached hurricane intensity based upon reports from the ship
"Sirius".
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1885/06: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996). Track
unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993). Inland decay model of Kaplan
and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds over the S.E. United
States. Storm determined to have reached hurricane intensity while
over the Atlantic based upon reports from the ship "Lone Star".
1885/06 - 2003 REVISION:
08370 09/24/1885 M= 9 6 SNBR= 233 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
08370 09/24/1885 M= 9 6 SNBR= 237 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
***
08375 09/24*264 878 40 0*267 879 40 0*270 880 40 0*274 881 40 0
08380 09/25*278 883 50 0*282 884 50 0*287 886 50 0*290 888 50 0
08385 09/26*293 889 60 0*297 890 60 0*300 891 60 0*302 890 60 0
08390 09/27*303 889 60 0*304 888 50 0*305 886 50 0*306 884 40 0
08395 09/28*306 881 40 0*306 878 40 0*306 874 40 0*306 870 40 0
08400 09/29*306 865 40 0*306 860 40 0*305 854 40 0*304 848 40 0
08400 09/29*306 865 30 0*306 860 30 0*305 854 30 0*304 848 30 0
** ** ** **
08405 09/30*303 840 40 0*302 833 40 0*302 828 40 0*302 818 40 0
08405 09/30*303 840 30 0*302 833 30 0*302 828 30 0*302 818 30 0
** ** ** **
08410 10/01*304 808 40 0*307 796 40 0*312 788 50 0*320 778 60 0
08415 10/02*329 770 60 0*338 763 60 0*345 756 70 0*355 741 70 0
08420 HR
Decay stage of this storm to a tropical depression while over land
on the 29th and 30th inadvertently left out from the first revision of
the best track.
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1885/07: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996). Track
unaltered from Neumann et al. (1993). A pressure reading of 982 mb
not in the hurricane's center (at 12 UTC on the 29th of September)
suggests winds of at least 71 kt from the northern wind-pressure
relationship - 80 kt chosen for the best track. Storm determined to
have reached hurricane intensity based upon this peripheral pressure
reading and wind reports from the ship "Mistletoe".
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1885/08: No major changes from Partagas and Diaz (1996), who made
reasonable small alterations to the track shown in Neumann et al. (1993).
Inland decay model of Kaplan and DeMaria (1995) utilized for inland winds
over the eastern United States. The best track provided appears to
describe the full life cycle of this tropical cyclone (from its formation
as a tropical storm until its dissipation as an extratropical storm).
1885/08: 2003 REVISION
08585 10/08/1885 M= 7 8 SNBR= 235 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
08585 10/10/1885 M= 5 8 SNBR= 239 NOT NAMED XING=1 SSS=0
* ***
08590 10/08*172 805 40 0*176 806 40 0*180 809 40 0*187 811 40 0
08595 10/09*195 815 40 0*201 816 40 0*209 821 40 0*217 823 40 0
(The 8th and 9th are omitted from the revised HURDAT.)
08600 10/10*225 826 40 0*232 828 40 0*239 830 40 0*247 833 40 0
08600 10/10* 0 0 0 0* 0 0 0 0*239 830 40 0*247 833 40 0
*** *** ** *** *** **
08605 10/11*257 836 50 0*265 839 50 0*273 840 60 0*286 836 60 0
08610 10/12*300 830 50 0*314 824 50 0*330 815 40 0*340 808 40 0
08615 10/13*349 800 40 0*362 790 40 0E374 784 40 0E390 780 40 0
08620 10/14E405 775 40 0E420 770 40 0* 0 0 0 0* 0 0 0 0
08625 TS
Re-analysis of Cuban tropical storms and hurricanes (Perez 2000) reveals
that this system was not yet of tropical storm strength from the 8th
until early on the 10th based upon the Cuban observational network.
While it is quite possible that the system was of tropical depression
intensity on these dates, formative tropical depression stage is not
included in HURDAT until 1886.
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