"Richard Dixon" wrote :
On 16 Aug, 16:53, "Philip Eden" wrote:

The treatment of recurving TCs is notoriously difficult (as you
well know...),

: LOL - I should know better, I'm a sucker for a bit of model
: consitency, and yes having even presented on the topic in my youth I
: realise it's an enormous minefield.
:
: But don't you look me in the eye and tell me you've never looked
: beyond 7 days and dreamed - come on, admit it, man !!
:
But of course ...
Perhaps we've all been waiting too long ... I note that Ana's
upgrading to TS status was the latest since 1992 (that was
Andrew!), although Bill's hurricane status is the latest only
for three years. And this after the latest start to the hurricane
season on the Pacific side of Central/North America since
1969.

Dates of first Atlantic/Caribbean TS:
2009 15 Aug
2008 31 May
2007 1 Jun
2006 11 Jun
2005 8 Jun
2004 1 Aug
2003 29 Jun
2002 15 Jul
2001 4 Jul
2000 4 Aug
....
1992 17 Aug
1977 29 Aug
1967 30 Aug ... latest since 1950

Philip