Lesser Antilles Disturbance 97L a Threat to Develop

   
A tropical wave over the Lesser Antilles Islands (Invest 97L) is moving westward at 15 mph, and is bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the islands. Top sustained winds in the islands as of 10 am AST Sunday were 26 mph at Monserrat. Heavy thunderstorm activity has sharply increased since Saturday, as seen on satellite loops. A large circulation is evident, with some westerly winds blowing to the south of the disturbance. However, the thunderstorms are poorly organized, and there is no sign of a well-organized surface circulation. Martinique radar shows some rotation to the echoes, though well-organized spiral bands are not evident, and do not appear to be forming. Wind shear has dropped to a moderate 10 - 20 knots over the system. An area of dry air from the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) surrounds 97L and is interfering with development.

Post by Dr. Jeff Masters at wunderground.com   2:46 PM GMT on September 01, 2013

The 2013 H-Season Cranks Up : T/S Chantal

A tropical storm watch is in effect for ...

* St. Vincent * U.S. Virgin Islands * Vieques and Culebra * northern coast of the Dominican Republic from north of Cabo engano to Cabo Frances Viejo      * Haiti

Best guess : Today thru overnight, looks like T/S Chantal will pass south of St Thomas and St Croix producing easterly, southeasterly, southerly 50 mph winds and higher gusts ... and probably lots of rain.

The storm center is projected to be no closer than 200 miles to the south of St Thomas, with T/S winds reaching outward for 90 miles.

Chantal should be closest to the USVI at 8 p.m. tonight and moving away to the west-north-west after that.

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Source: Yahoo News

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