We are busy in the Storm Center watching a developing tropical system near the Virgin Islands.

Hurricane Hunters from the Air Force Reserve have been out there…actually two missions….and have not found a closed circulation; so the hurricane center decided not to upgrade it at this time.

I think that this has the potential to grow into a tropical storm and perhaps hurricane depending on the track and relation to the mountains of Hispaniola and Cuba.  If it’s over the water or just hugs the coasts down there, we might see some development into a hurricane with the warm water temps, light shear and good outflow thanks to a ridge to the north of the system.

After that, the models differ, but we’ll have to keep an eye on it because of its proximity to the Southeast US coast.

We’ll keep you posted here and on the broadcasts tonight. 

Had a great opportunity to take the kids on a little boat ride today and lunch over at Shem Creek.  Met some great folks from SCE&G who work hard in storms to keep our lights on and to get the power back when it’s knocked out.

Well, busy tracking the tropics so we’ll make this short today. Stay tuned as we keep an eye on things in the tropics.

We’ll look for you on tonight’s broadcasts.

Bill

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