000 ABNT30 KNHC 011140 TWSAT MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT SUN AUG 1 2004 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... ONLY ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE...TROPICAL DEPRESION ONE...FORMED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. CURRENTLY THE DEPRESSION IS LOCATED ABOUT 45 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. SINCE 1967...ONLY TWO TIMES HAS THE FIRST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMED LATER THAN JULY 31ST. HOWEVER...THERE IS LITTLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY SEASON ACTIVITY AND SEASONAL ACTIVITY OVERALL. NAME DATES MAX WIND DEATHS U.S. DAMAGE MPH $MILLION ------------------------------------------------------------- TD ONE 31 JUL- 30 ------------------------------------------------------------- FORECASTER FRANKLIN $$