The National Hurricane Center has classified the low pressure system east of the Georgia coast as subtropical storm Gabrielle.
FAST FACTS…10 PM CDT
LOCATION…30.4 N…72.2 W…OR 385 MILE SE OF CAPE LOOKOUT NC
MOVEMENT TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1011 MB
A subtropical storm is still wind and rain, like a regular tropical storm, but it does not have the complete warm core of a pure tropical system. It still could assume full tropical characteristics later today.
Gabrielle will move west northwest, intensifying as it goes, and should be a strong tropical storm or subtropical storm by the time it makes landfall on the South Carolina coast near Myrtle Beach Monday.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for portions of the Carolina coast.
The storm will move inland, dumping some very heavy rains on the Carolinas before it turns northeast ahead of an approaching trough and parallels the coast heading out to sea.
