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.
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