Wednesday 7/11/18 9am Update:
Tropical Storm Chris strengthened to our second hurricane of the 2018 season on Tuesday and quickly intensified to a Cat 2. While strengthening it also picked up a considerable amount of speed, now moving to the NE at 22 mph. It could pick up a little more strength while it continues to move away from the U.S. coast before starting to weaken on Friday.
The remnants of Beryl is located over much of the Bahamas and extends northwestward over the western Atlantic for a few hundred miles. Little development is expected today, but conditions could become a little more favorable later in the week while it moves slowly northward over the western Atlantic. (See shaded area in pic)
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Tuesday 7/10/18 10 am update:
Tropical Storm Chris continues to linger off the Carolina coast and is forecasted to strengthen into a Cat 1 hurricane today. Chris is finally slowly moving to the NE and will continue to move away from our coast as it gradually intensifies.
The remnants of Beryl is expected to move west-northwestward across the rest of Hispaniola today and over the southeastern Bahamas this evening. Little development is expected during the next day or so due to land interaction and unfavorable upper-level winds. It is then forecast to turn northward over the western Atlantic on Wednesday where upper-level winds could become a little more conducive for the regeneration later this week. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting a 50% chance for regeneration.
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Tropical Storm Chris lingers off the Carolina coast and is forecasted to strengthen over the next 24 hours. Chris will linger off the coast for the next 24-36 hours before finally starting to move up the coast.
Still tracking the remnants of Beryl. While is has weakened into a remnant low it will move to the WNW over the next few days. After crossing the Dominican Republic and moves into the waters of the Bahamas it could possibly regenerate. The National Hurricane Center is giving it a 40% chance for redevelopment over the next 5 day as it moves through a more favorable environment.
