tude of the west'erlies between Sept'ember 9 and 12 (fig. 3). second hurricane (not shown) was detected near 17 ' X., The latter circumstance occurred in consonance with retro- 119 ' W. on the 21st8 and, after following an irregular pat,h, gression of the blocking anticyclone fro...
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| Summary: | tude of the west'erlies between Sept'ember 9 and 12 (fig. 3). second hurricane (not shown) was detected near 17 ' X., The latter circumstance occurred in consonance with retro- 119 ' W. on the 21st8 and, after following an irregular pat,h, gression of the blocking anticyclone from near the United apparently dissipated on the 26t'h near 20 ' N., 130 ' W. Kingdom to a position south of Iceland during this period. Tropical storm Wanda, east of Hawaii, was shortlived, As a result the depressed westerlies in t'he eastern Atlantic as was tropical storm Opal and depressions Marge, Ruth, swept hurricane Flora rapidly nort'heastward. and Thelma (not shown). Tropical storm Nora (Sept. Hurricane Gracie, on the other hand, had its inceptioll in the ascendant ' phase of t'he index. Thus the westerlies were increasing their latitudinal separation from the storm, and it drifted slowly n0rthwest)war.d. Around the time of t,he index maximum, from the 25th to the 27th, thc hurricane wallowed indecisively while blocked by a High which moved eastward across New England. The hurricane resumed its nort,hwest#ward course toward t'he coast |
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