Re: Colin to come calling?
Tropical storm expected in the Atlantic
System forms into tropical depression; could be east of Bahamas on Friday
MIAMI — A tropical depression formed far out in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday and early forecasts put it on a track
off the U.S. Atlantic seaboard rather than into the Gulf of Mexico, where BP is working to finally plug its blown-out oil well.
The National Hurricane Center said the depression, with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph, was
expected to strengthen in the next 48 hours and could be Tropical Storm Colin by Monday night or Tuesday.
NHC staffer Dennis Feltgen said conditions over the next five days
are not favorable for the depression to develop beyond tropical storm strength into a full-blown hurricane.
Feltgen said the forecast five-day track
keeps the storm on the Atlantic side of the nation's coast but that it was unclear yet where, if anywhere, it might come ashore.Read more here:
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