Satellite loops late this morning show that the low pressure area off the coast of the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina is rather tightly wound and it is producing strong winds over a wide area. Here is the last discussion from the NHC concerning this low and below the discussion, we have posted some spot reports as off 11 am, CDT:
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A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER IS MOVING
SLOWLY WESTWARD. SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE
THAT THE LOW IS STILL EMBEDDED WITHIN A FRONTAL ZONE AND HAS NOT
YET ACQUIRED TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A
POSSIBILITY THAT THIS SYSTEM COULD DEVELOP INTO A SUBTROPICAL OR
TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS
OCCURS…STRONG WINDS…COASTAL FLOODING…HIGH SURF…AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE U.S.
EAST COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. INTERESTS ALONG THE U.S.
EAST COAST FROM SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR STATEMENTS FROM THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES…AND ALSO HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY
THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
WARNINGS.
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SPOT REPORTS AT 11 AM CDT
Charleston…cloudy, wind north 21, gusts 26
Hilton Head Island, north 21, gusts 32
Savannah…north 20, gusts 25
Offshore Buoy No. 41004…north 36, gusts 45 with 14-foot waves
Frying Pan Buoy, wind NNE 43, gusts 54, with 15-foot waves
Virgina Beach…steady rain, wind NE 31, gusts 47
Norfolk…steady rain, wind NE, gusts 48
Wallops Island…steady rain, wind NE, gusts 46
Buoy 64 miles east of Virginia Beach…19-foot waves and 16-foot swells
Coastal Flood Warnings out for a wide area, high danger of rip currents, you name it. (Who, in their right brain, would want to go surfing in that?) Lots of power outages already along the Virginia Coast.
