hurricane hurricane powerful cape type hurricane atlantic hurricane season eleventh named storm eighth hurricane sixth major hurricane season formed september originating strong tropical wave emerged africa rapidly intensified major hurricane occasions peaked strong category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane scale september mph winds weakened moved northward extratropical september north atlantic absorbed system september extratropical storm affected damage reported lives lost meteorological history originated strong tropical wave moved coast africa september wave gradually better organized declared tropical depression miles west southwest cape_verde islands morning september headed westward open tropical atlantic following periphery subtropical ridge afternoon depression continued rapidly organize upgraded tropical storm healthy outflow upper level anticyclone favorable environment sea surface temperatures year rapid deepening began evening september storm developing small eye upgraded hurricane water low wind shear cyclone continued rapidly intensify morning september intensity leveled somewhat afternoon strong category hurricane winds mph late evening september attained category status sixth major hurricane september continued strengthen maintaining defined eye strengthening late day category hurricane winds mph minimum pressure mbar early september storm weakened slightly result eyewall replacement cycle weakening strong category hurricane time began turn sharply northward weakness subtropical ridge intensification stopped september eyewall cycle slightly increased wind shear quickly evening warm water early september reached peak intensity powerful category hurricane mph winds minimum central pressure mbar morning moving northward eyewall replacement cycle began place vertical shear increased weakening storm temporarily trend continued evening storm weakened category hurricane early september weakening trend slowed eventually leveled afternoon remaining category hurricane storm turned north northeast late evening began wind shear diminished intensification continued morning september major hurricane second time reaching final peak mph winds cooler waters increased shear soon prevailed storm quickly weakened dropping category hurricane late evening low level circulation detached mid level circulation strong southwesterly vertical wind shear early september continued north northeast track open north central atlantic continued gradually weaken started come contact zone began lose tropical characteristics category hurricane extratropical shortly afterward northern atlantic winds dropping hurricane strength shortly extratropical storm landfall hurricane force wind gusts extratropical low cyclone moved northeastward eastward north_sea eventually reaching norway absorbed extratropical low late september impact landfall norway extratropical storm sustained winds near mph wind gusts mph damages deaths reported ships came directly contact strongest winds reported ship reported mph sustained winds north atlantic category storm extratropical transition
Hurricane Karl (2004)