There is a short break with the Quarter Final matches taking place on Friday and Saturday. The first team mentioned in a match is considered the ‘home team’ which gives them the right to wear their home kit/uniform. The visitors have to wear their away kit if there is a conflict as in Brazil v. Colombia.

Matches:

July Fourth:
France [The Blues] v. Germany [The Team]
Brazil [The Little Canaries] v. Colombia [The Coffee Guys]

July Fifth:
Argentina [The White & Sky Blues] v. Belgium [The Red Devils]
Netherlands [The Orange] v. Costa Rica [The Team]

I’m cheering for Germany, Colombia, and the Netherlands for heritage/family reasons, and Belgium because it dulls the pain of the US loss if Belgium shows they are really good.

Position: 30.6N 79.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [360°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988 mb ↓.

Currently about 380 miles [ 610 km] Southwest of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of North Carolina from Surf City to Duck including the Pamlico and eastern Albemarle Sounds.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Little River Inlet to Surf City, North Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina; Western Albemarle Sound; and Duck, North Carolina to Cape Charles Light, Virginia.

This is not good news to the North Carolina tourist bureau hoping for a profitable Fourth of July weekend [cue the Jaws theme].

The storm could become a Hurricane at any time with a minimum of strengthening.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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