Tropical Storm CHANTAL 2013
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WTNT33 KNHC 081147
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032013
800 AM AST MON JUL 08 2013
...CHANTAL MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.6N 50.6W
ABOUT 630 MI...1010 KM ESE OF BARBADOS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 26 MPH...43 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BARBADOS
* DOMINICA
* SAINT LUCIA
* MARTINIQUE
* GUADELOUPE
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SAINT VINCENT
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN
24 TO 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE SOMEWHERE IN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF CHANTAL.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/081147.shtmlWell, well, well look what we woke up to this morning. Sigh!
The good news is that she is moving rapidly so she may not make it to the continental US.
Weather folks here had everyone upset over the weekend about a tropical wave in the Gulf. They forecast 3-5 inches of rain for our area - never got a drop!
I have a feeling it will be a long, long season with much hype.
If Chantal holds together, right now the best consensus (and it is iffy at that) is Florida.