Tropical Storm Chantal

NHC/NOAA/Various ^ | 8 July 2013 | NHC/NOAA/Various

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Storm Chantal has formed in the North Atlantic. If the storm can survive wind shear and interaction with the mountains of Hispaniola, it may eventually become a threat to the U.S.

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[NautiNurse]

Early watch...with plenty of opportunity for this storm to fizzle.

[lonestar]

Fingers crossed!

[rodguy911]

thanks for this NN. Looks like we get a piece of this one on the easy side. Hope it moves right along and does not linger.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

first Atlantic storm of the season

[NautiNurse]

Tropical Storm Chantal

TS Warnings in effect for:
* Barbados
* Dominica
* Saint Lucia
* Martinique
* Guadeloupe

Interests elsewhere in the Eastern Caribbean should monitor
the progress of Chantal.

TS Chantal moving quickly W at 26 mph
Max sustained winds 40 mph, 1007 mb

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[NautiNurse]

Mountains of Hispaniola may take the punch out of Chantal.

[mazda77]

Yea, their prediction is that it will only be a depression at the Bahamas.

[Guenevere]

bttt

[rodguy911]

Good!

[homegroan]

when I read “North Atlantic”, I thought of Nova Scotia! Had no idea that part of the Atlantic was referred to that way—learn something new here every day....

[Old Sarge]

You forgot Andrea. Only a rain event, but Chantal is not the first.

[mware]

Not to change the subject but, I hate that PR commercial from NJ, that says We are stronger than the storm.

Seems like they are temping fate with comments like that.

[deport]

[subterfuge]

“Chantal?” She'll never make here. Will probably stop at Hispaniola for a weave and a couple of bottles of pineapple rum.

[NautiNurse]

If a tropical storm was in the South Atlantic:

1. It would be called a tropical cyclone;
2. It would rotate clockwise, rather than counter-clockwise;
3. I wouldn't post a storm thread.

:o)

[HangnJudge]

Like we need more rain in the Southeast

The TVA Lakes are full to the Gills

[PeteB570]

Are you going to ping the list when it gets closer?

[NonValueAdded]

monitoring ...

[rodguy911]

The only thing that worries me about early predictions is that they are notirously off,even 50-75 miles makes a huge difference for us in the Upper Keys.

[DNME]

The wife and I were offered a trip to the Bahamas for the weekend of July 14 but I passed. Had a bad feeling about hurricane season.

Looks like I might have been right!