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Hurricane Chantal

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Formed	July 30, 1989 (1989-07-30)
Dissipated	August 3, 1989 (1989-08-03)
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 80 mph (130 km/h)
Lowest pressure	984 mbar (hPa); 29.06 inHg
Part of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1989-prelim/chantal/

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Chantal's origins were first detected as a perturbation on the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) close to Trinidad, just off the coast of South America on July 24. The disturbance moved westward through the Caribbean without much further development prior to its arrival in Honduras on July 27, when the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began issuing reports on the system. Satellite imagery indicated distinct outflow, though forecasters were believed the chance of formation could be impeded by its closeness to land. Hence, development at the time was expected to be gradual.