Tropical Storm Chantal

WE HAVE A NEW TROPICAL STORM, CHANTAL. THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION OFF THE COAST HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM MINIMAL, WITH 40 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. BUT IT’S ON A PATH THAT WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AND CONTINUE ON ITS WAY, IMPACTING PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN PUSHING OFF THE COAST AND OUT TO SEA. NO OTHER TROPICAL STORMS OR HURRICANES TRYING TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF OR THE ATLANTIC OR THE CARIBBEAN. SO THIS, AGAIN, IS GOING TO BE A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM. IT WILL BRING A RISK, OF OF COURSE, WATCH OUT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST. ROUGH SURF IS A POSSIBILITY. PERIODS OF TROPICAL RAIN BANDS AS IT PASSES BY, AND WE’LL SEE GUSTS UP TO 40 PLUS MILE PER HOUR WINDS ALONG THE BEACH. AND AGAIN, 1 TO 2 PLUS INCHES OF RAIN FROM THE RAIN BANDS THAT WILL IMPACT THE COAST. BUT AGAIN, THAT’S JUST GOING TO BE FOR THE COASTAL AREAS NORTHERN COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA, MORE SO THAN THE SOUTHERN COAST AND INTO WILMINGTON AND THE OUTER BANKS WILL BE IMPACTED FOR A DAY OR TWO. BUT THEN IT SHOULD BE NICE THE REST OF THE TIME DOWN AT THE BEACH. SO NOT A WASHOUT FOR THOSE HEADED DOWN 90 DEGREES FOR AN AFTERNOON HIGH IN THE UPSTATE. MID TO UPPER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS. IT’S GOING TO BE A WARM WEEKEND, BUT WE SHOULD STAY DRY FOR TODAY AND MOST OF TOMORROW. MONDAY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. THERE’S A 30% CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, AND LOOK HOW HOT IT’S GOING TO GET. MID TO UPPER 90S MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE MOUNTAINS. THE SAME. VERY WARM FOR THE WEEKEND AND THEN IT GETS HOT MONDAY, TUESDAY AND FROM TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A 60 TO 80% CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THU