It Begins!
Tropical Storm Chantal has formed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and is racing west toward the Lesser Antilles. This storm could eventually affect parts of the mainland United States by the end of the workweek.
The system developed as a strong tropical wave with tropical storm force winds before finally developing a closed circulation late Sunday night, thus bypassing the tropical depression phase and becoming Tropical Storm Chantal straightaway.
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Barbados, Dominica and Saint Lucia. A tropical storm watch is in effect for Saint Vincent. Additional islands in the Lesser Antilles may go under watches and warnings Monday as Chantal approaches.
After crossing the Lesser Antilles, Chantal is expected to affect portions of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba.
Residents in the mainland U.S. will have to pay attention to this system. The current forecast takes the center of Chantal over the Bahamas by Friday, but given the margin of error in the forecast, parts of Florida could be affected as well at the end of the workweek.
Here is the latest information on this system:
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-...three-20130703
The system developed as a strong tropical wave with tropical storm force winds before finally developing a closed circulation late Sunday night, thus bypassing the tropical depression phase and becoming Tropical Storm Chantal straightaway.
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Barbados, Dominica and Saint Lucia. A tropical storm watch is in effect for Saint Vincent. Additional islands in the Lesser Antilles may go under watches and warnings Monday as Chantal approaches.
After crossing the Lesser Antilles, Chantal is expected to affect portions of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba.
Residents in the mainland U.S. will have to pay attention to this system. The current forecast takes the center of Chantal over the Bahamas by Friday, but given the margin of error in the forecast, parts of Florida could be affected as well at the end of the workweek.
Here is the latest information on this system:
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-...three-20130703
