As anticipated, the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression # 1 to Tropical Storm Status. This storm is over relatively warm water near the coastal Gulf Stream and will intensify to high Tropical Storm force or Hurricane Category 1 within 12 to 36 hours. The storm track will be just off the east coast of the US extending from northeastern Florida to New England over the next 3 to 7 days.
Persons in coastal areas from Northeastern Florida to coastal Maine should be watching local media broadcasts for official information. However, many areas along the east coast can expect high surf, rip currents, heavy rain with lowlands flooding, some tornadoes, gusty winds and some beach errosion from a low to moderate storm surge..
Please use the NHC link below for official advisories:
We are also supplying a link to the NWS US Interactive Storm Map:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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