Tropical Storm Fabian (1991)

Tropical Storm Fabian

Tropical storm (SSHWS/NWS)
Tropical Storm Fabian southwest of Cuba
Formed	October 15, 1991
Dissipated	October 16, 1991
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 45 mph (75 km/h)
Lowest pressure	1002 mbar (hPa); 29.59 inHg
Fatalities	None reported
Areas affected	Cuba, Florida
Part of the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Fabian was a short-lived tropical storm during the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season. The sixth named storm of the year, it formed in the northwest Caribbean southwest of Cuba. The storm reached a peak intensity of 45 mph (75 km/h), shortly before crossing over Cuba as it moved northeast past Florida. Fabian became extratropical north of the Bahamas the next day, and dissipated on October 17. Fabian caused only light rainfall along its path and there were no reported fatalities or damage.

The origins of Fabian were from a tropical wave and a cold front that entered the northwestern Caribbean Sea on October 12. The two systems interacted in the Gulf of Honduras, producing convection and low atmospheric pressures. An anticyclone developed over the system, which aided in the organization of the thunderstorms. At 1300 UTC on October 15, a Hurricane Hunters flight observed sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) to the southwest of the Isle of Youth. Based on the report, the system was classified as Tropical Storm Fabian. Its development was typical for an October storm in the western Caribbean. With a high pressure area to the north, there was already a large pressure gradient that had produced tropical storm force winds over the area. By the time Fabian developed a circulation, it was able to be classified as a tropical storm. However, it is possible it was a tropical depression for about 12 hours before the Hurricane Hunters report.