Tropical Storm Ana was the first named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. Ana was a weak tropical storm that developed on August 11 while located several hundred miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. The cyclone moved westward within the deep easterlies common of the deep tropics, and briefly attained tropical storm status on August 12 before weakening back to a tropical depression. Subsequently, Ana degenerated into a tropical wave on August 13, and continued westward, regenerating into a tropical depression the next day. Ana regained tropical storm status for the second and final time, as the cyclone would not strengthen from this point on. Ana dissipated several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands on August 16.