7:00 AM CDT STORM2K TROPICAL UPDATE, Monday August 2, 2004

[vbhoutex]

Today's 7:00 am Atlantic Basin tropical update is located at:

http://www.storm2k.org/weather/s2kforecast.html

Tropical Storm Alex is still stationary near the South Carolina coast and could begin to move later today. Is he strengthening?

As always comments are welcomed.

[vbhoutex]

Figures I get the early(for me) update posted and they put out the 8am and strengthen it.

[soonertwister]

Shouldn't they be considering upgrading the TS watches to hurricane watches for those closest to Alex? The possibility of a hurricane within 12 hours is very real now, and I would think erring just a bit on the side of caution could be a good thing...

[HURAKAN]

Shouldn't they be considering upgrading the TS watches to hurricane watches for those closest to Alex? The possibility of a hurricane within 12 hours is very real now, and I would think erring just a bit on the side of caution could be a good thing...

200% in agreement, although the system may not make landfall, it will brush the coast, and I think tomorrow at this time we will be talking about Hurricane Alex.

[Anonymous]

Well, I'm not enthusiastic at all. Looks like it will remain offshore. We barley had moderate showers yesterday.

[vbhoutex]

I imagine Hurricane Watches are a real possibility later today as Alex continues to strengthen. However, if he does not come back to a more NE course as expected then they may not even be needed. Alex is definitely winding up and I expect him to become a Hurricane later today, probably at the 11pm advisory. Could be earlier, but I have not had a chance to check much of anything this am due to appts.