hurricane fred hurricane fred easternmost forming major hurricanes north_atlantic basin satellite observations available forming strong tropical wave september near fred gradually organized area moderate wind shear following day decreasing shear allowed storm intensify develop organized convective banding features later september fred attained hurricane intensity underwent rapid intensification overnight attaining peak intensity strong category hurricane winds mph barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg shortly reaching intensity hurricane began weaken wind shear increased dry air hampered convective development september fred maintained category status weakening category hurricane continued weakening took place september convection fully disorganized later day fred weakened tropical storm september convection remained center hurricane leaving exposed low level circulation storm degenerated remnant low later day corresponding final advisory national_hurricane_center nhc remnants fred persisted nearly week traveling west northwest atlantic basin remnants finally dissipated september prior tropical depression precursor fred produced moderate heavy rainfall southern leading flight delays meteorological history hurricane fred originated strong tropical wave moved west coast africa september environmental conditions ahead system favored development system forecast slowly develop tropical cyclone following day wave tracked south close bring showers gusty winds southern islands time national_hurricane_center anticipated system organize tropical depression hours passing near cape_verde broad area low pressure developed tropical wave following development nhc declared low strengthened tropical depression seventh season issued advisory classified tropical depression system located roughly south southernmost classified tropical depression nhc noted center circulation difficult locate mid level circulation displaced low level circulation cyclone tracked slightly north west response small ridge north moderate wind shear initially displaced convective activity west hours classified nhc upgraded depression tropical storm fred use fred atlantic basin replaced retired followed development convective banding features periphery storm strong shower thunderstorm activity forming center fred system continued organize banding features defined hours strong outflow developing storm afternoon september eye began develop central dense overcast later day fred intensified category hurricane winds estimated mph morning september satellite imagery depicted fred undergone rapid intensification attained category status resulted formation wide eye low wind shear high sea surface temperatures intensification continued hours ending fred attaining satellite estimated peak intensity solid category hurricane winds mph estimated barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg making second strongest storm season hours attaining peak intensity fred began weaken clouds began fill eye time hurricane beginning turn northwest subtropical ridge north weakened continued weakening took place dry air started convection southern edge system eye longer present satellite imagery wind shear increased convection gradually elongated response shear outflow restricted northeast region hurricane september mid level circulation center displaced low level circulation center september convective pattern fred organized shape nhc downgraded hurricane tropical storm shear dry air finally took toll september time deep convection associated main circulation fred leaving center fully exposed storm degenerated remnant low later day corresponding final advisory national_hurricane_center september despite extremely hostile environment high wind shear convection redeveloped near center fred regeneration tropical cyclone seen possibility days later nhc noted environmental conditions marginally favorable redevelopment system september circulation fred defined intermittent convection persisted system september remnant circulation increasingly disorganized system dissipated later day tropical cyclone hours later new area low pressure formed association remnants fred roughly south bermuda remnant low finally dissipated september roughly southwest bermuda remnant moisture hurricane fred contributed georgia state floods caused fatalities produced damages estimated million historical perspective impact past years atlantic hurricane basin thoroughly studied storm prior hurricane fred attain category intensity south east storm attained major hurricane status farther south east fred fred strongest peaking estimated winds mph minimum pressure mbar hpa inhg year later record broken attained winds mph pressure mbar hpa inhg easternmost forming category record nhc discussions hurricane fred mentioned unusual location storm intensity likely gone unnoticed prior advent satellite imagery 1960s hours declared tropical depression precursor fred produced moderate rainfall gusty winds southern city cape trace rain fell september sustained winds reached mph increased winds heavy rains led cancellation flights delayed
Hurricane Fred (2009)