Ooops - pay attention Eastern US folks

[malaise]

From NOAA
1. A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...THE REMNANTS OF
DORIAN...ARE LOCATED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND
ANDROS ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION IN RADAR
AND SATELLITE IMAGES...AND GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS
POSSIBLE BEFORE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS BECOME UNFAVORABLE OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH...BRINGING CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS...AND GUSTY
WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND THE COASTAL
WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA TODAY AND SATURDAY. AFTER THAT...
THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND
BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF
BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A MEDIUM
CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 5 DAYS.

FIVE-DAY FORMATION PROBABILITIES ARE EXPERIMENTAL IN 2013. COMMENTS
ON THE EXPERIMENTAL FORECASTS CAN BE PROVIDED AT...

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Zombie Storm.....it lives!!!!!!

[malaise]

4. I couldn't believe she still lives

[phylny]

2. As long as it stays away from

south central Virginia for our daughter's wedding 8/10....

[malaise]

5. Should be long gone by then

[phylny]

8. Yes, looks like it :) n/t

[1awake]

7. Congratulations to your daughter. n/t

[phylny]

9. Thanks! n/t

[FLSurfer]

3. Yes she is still around.

Malaise you must check the NOAA site as often as I
Swell on our buoy dropped overnight but is still at a wide interval.
Just got out of the water a few minutes ago, been surfing fun waves for the past four days.

On a different note, I heard the Makka surf contest over in Yallas went well. Jamaicans taking wins
in most age groups, in the international field.

[malaise]

6. First thing I do after I set the coffee pot

Yep the surfing is coming on nicely. Have you ever surfed in Barbados?

We went to the beach yesterday - August 1st is a regional public holiday for Emancipation Day.

[FLSurfer]

12. Oh yes. Along with Puerto Rico it's kind of Hawaii for

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Florida surfers. I usually stay on the West or south coast and drive up to Bathsheba (Soup Bowls) in the Mornings, depending on swell direction.
I have a friend from the Island(Barbados) who was president of the Caribbean Surf Network.
You probably know him, the Island isn't very big. He trains some of the better local surfers.

And coffee not tea for me too!

[JanMichael]

10. Yep. That time of the year again

I think most people are paying attention from August through October. no surprises here

[malaise]

11. I think the real problems will begin around the week of the 11th when the

Sahara dust disappears. There's a huge system just coming off the coast of Africa but it will have to survive that dust and other factors as well.
Jeff Masters has a good piece on the Sahara dust.