Tropical Storm Chantal Forms in Atlantic - AP

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Tropical Storm Chantal Forms in Atlantic

Tuesday July 31, 2007 2:01 PM

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Chantal formed Tuesday
between Bermuda and Massachusetts, becoming the third
named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. It could
bring heavy rain to Canada but was not expected to
threaten the United States, forecasters said.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was
centered about 330 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia,
shortly after 8 a.m. EDT, according to the National
Hurricane Center. It was moving northeast at about 23 mph.

Chantal was expected to be short-lived as a tropical storm.
Its rain could affect Newfoundland late Wednesday or early
Thursday, but it will not be very strong, hurricane
specialist Eric Blake said.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6817496,00.html

[soothsayer]

1. is this another on they named prematurely? the others were subtropical

I think. one was barely a cloud! They're desperate for a hurricane over there, lol.

[happyslug]

2. This is going to be a Nothing, the real concern is further South

That area circled showing where a Storm MAY form within 48 hours is a much greater concern.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tafb_latest/refresh/danger_atl_latestBW_sm2+gif/203555123_sm.gif

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/203555.shtml?basin?large#contents

National Weather Service, Hurricane site for the Atlantic:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?