Also won't be the last for the next couple of weeks as the African Wave train is ramping up. The system that provided the nice cool period we had during the end of July beginning of August has moved well offshore. It broke down the mid Atlantic ridge enough to allow anything that formed to get swept into the northern latitudes well out to sea as we saw over the last 2 weeks. We are entering the normal period where the Atlantic ridge begins to flex it's muscle and besides steering systems off of Africa to the West, it enhances the environment across the MDR that is very favorable for these waves to develop. Peak season runs from about now until the end of September. Even though it may seem to have been quiet so far, it's actually pretty normal to go this late into the season without many storms. I can remember 15 years ago we would be amazed if we had 2 storms by the end of July. Active seasons have lulled many to sleep. You don't need a hyper-active season for a big one, you just need a season, i.e. Andrew 
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