1. LIXION A. AVILA is a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. The cyclone summaries are based on Tropical Cyclone Reports prepared by the author and Robbie Berg, Jack Beven, Eric Blake, Michael Brennan, Daniel Brown, John Cangialosi, Chris Landsea, Andy Latto, Richard Pasch, Stacy Stewart, and David Zelinsky. These reports are available at .