October 22, 2016: UPDATE to memo below: The low pressure area mentioned below has dissipated due to interaction with a cold front that moved off the US East Coast late Thursday.
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Very Early Atlantic Storm Comment – October 18, 2016
An area of low pressure is forming and strengthening just northeast of The Bahamas. This area of low pressure will be moving northward and possibly by Thursday, north-northwestward. While it is very early to do any accurate computer modeling, we are suggesting that persons along the Atlantic Coast of the US from coastal Georgia to New England start to monitor this situation for a minimum of high surf along the East Coast. We will supply unofficial updates if needed.
Please use the link below to the National Hurricane Center for official advisories.
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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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