Atlantic SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT

[stop the bleeding]

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WONT41 KNHC 181221
DSAAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
820 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006

SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS THIS MORNING INDICATE THE LOW
PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH CAROLINA
COAST HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING... AND A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION MAY BE FORMING. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON.
INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA COASTS SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

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FORECASTER STEWART


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIADSAAT+shtml/181221.shtml?

[babylonsister]

1. Oy. And thus it starts. I'm not looking forward to the next few months. nt

[Hissyspit]

2. Weather Channel Tropical Update:

Direction seems to be to the east out to sea, but too early to tell if it has the necessary tropical features to indicate it may be a numbered T.D. or named story.

[lpbk2713]

3. Atlantic satellite image .......

Good luck to all.

[drm604]

4. Are you knowledgeable enough to explain that image to us?

I'm guessing that those red circular areas are low pressure zones. Is that correct?