Tropical Storm Chantal
Position: 40.2N 56.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East [085°] near 22 mph [35 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1010 mb.
Currently about 475 miles [765 km] South-Southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
This system has been moving just off the US East Coast for days, but just got organized into a tropical storm off the coast of Canada. It’s moving towards colder water and will probably be short-lived.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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August 20, 2019 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Chantal