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Hurricane Nigel was a storm in the Atlantic Ocean basin.
Nigel never progressed passed category 1 strength, and never posed a danger to land. Nigel’s strongest  wind speeds were recorded at 74 mph on Sept. 22.
Like Hurricane Margot, Nigel was off the coast of Azores, a Portuguese archipelago. Nigel was 640 miles off the coast, and never posed a threat to land.
For more information, see the National Hurricane Center.
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Description:
This week long timelapse shows the the full life of Hurricane Nigel in the North Atlantic ocean.
Satellite: GOES-16
Product: GeoColor
Hurricane Nigel treks toward the north east.
Hurricane Nigel makes its way northward in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane Nigel’s large, lumbering eye swirls in the North Atlantic.
Product: Visible (band 2)
Nigel is a category 1 hurricane in the middle of the Atlantic ocean.
This timelapse starts around when Nigel become a tropical storm, strengthening up to its designation as a hurricane.
Product: GeoColor GLM Group Energy Density
Tropical Depression Fifteen forms as a new tropical system well to the east of the Lesser Antilles.
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