Tropical Storm Dennis
| Tropical storm (SSHS) | |||
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| Duration | August 23 – August 28 | ||
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h), 1000 mbar (hPa) | ||
A tropical wave and its associated low pressure area exited the west coast of Africa on August 21. By the following day, two METEOSAT satellites indicated that the system had a distinct cyclonic rotation and increasing deep convection. At 1200 UTC on August 23, Tropical Depression Five developed while located about 415 miles (668 km) west-southwest of Brava, Cape Verde. The National Hurricane Center initiated noted in its predictions that no significant change in intensity would occurred due to cold sea surface temperatures.
Read more about this topic: 1993 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Storms
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