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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:18 PM Jun 2014

Disturbance East Of Florida May Threaten Mid-Atlantic Coast July 3 And 4 As Tropical Storm

By Brian McNoldy
June 30 at 11:17 am

A low pressure system that exited the South Carolina coast on Saturday morning continues to drift south and slowly get better organized. It is expected to develop into the season’s first tropical depression, and later, a tropical storm. Computer model forecast suggest the possible storm will take a turn to the north and may impact Mid-Atlantic coastal areas with high surf, wind and rain July 3 and 4.

If you’re considering heading to the Carolina or Delmarva beaches for Independence Day, you are strongly encouraged to monitor forecasts.

The disturbance has an 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm within 3 to 5 days says the National Hurricane Center. Assuming it does so, it would earn the name Arthur, and it would be the latest first named storm since 2004 (when Alex formed on July 31).

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Disturbance East Of Florida May Threaten Mid-Atlantic Coast July 3 And 4 As Tropical Storm (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2014 OP

the water temps off the coast in mid Florida are in the mid 80's NightWatcher Jun 2014 #1

would this affect flights out of Fort Lauderdale? grasswire Jun 2014 #2

They'll probably be OK. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #3

I got a flight out of Boston many years ago during Hurricane David Warpy Jun 2014 #4

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. the water temps off the coast in mid Florida are in the mid 80's

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 02:22 PM

Jun 2014

And it feels damn swampy here too

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

2. would this affect flights out of Fort Lauderdale?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 03:30 PM

Jun 2014

Expecting family to fly out of there on the redeye Weds. night.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

3. They'll probably be OK.

Reply to grasswire (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 04:06 PM

Jun 2014

Storm should be a couple hundred miles north, and tropical storm force winds aren't that bad.

Warpy

(111,169 posts)

4. I got a flight out of Boston many years ago during Hurricane David

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 04:12 PM

Jun 2014

It takes more than disorganized showers to stop airlines.

By Weds. night, most of Florida will be clear and if it develops into a storm and hits the Atlantic coast during the day, it will be weakened and raining itself out over land by night.

There might be problems at the destination, but it will fly out all right.

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