Summary: The National Hurricane Center has issued a statement noting the development of an area of bad weather northeast of the Bahamas. The gale, moving slowly toward the north northwest, has a 30-to-50-percent chance of developing into the Atlantic season's first tropical storm, officials said. Here's the satellite loop. And here's more from the hurricane center:
If so, the bad weather could begin to pose the risk of rough surf and rip currents along the southeastern U.S. coastline in the week ahead. Cruise ships leaving Baltimore and points north with destinations in Bermuda or the Caribbean might also encounter bad weather and rough seas en route.
AccuWeather.com's Joe Bastardi thinks the storm will stay offshore, wandering around off the Carolinas for a time before heading east and out to sea. But he says it will likely send gales and showers onshore.
My thoughts: Storms always make me uneasy. The thought on how tragic they could get, and the lives that they could take makes me sad. Hopefully the storm will pass and the people and the land will be okay. If not, it will be devastating news.
link: http://weblogs.marylandweather.com/2010/05/gale_east_of_bahamas_could_bec.html
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