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Seems to be be nearly stationary, so it would be difficult to say which direction it may or may not be moving.

I think that a west of south motion has finally commenced. Here is a radar loop:

http://radar.weather...101111&loop=yes

Look carefully at that hooklike feature on the left side of the convection. It appears to be a center and it seems to be moving somewhat west of south. Anyone else see that?

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Per JB on Twitter just an hour ago:

"System off Florida coast looking better on Melbourne Radar. Southeast coast should keep an eye on this. In a position where it could develop."

The JB of models, the Canadian global, doesn't seem very enthusiastic.

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Statement as of 2:00 am EDT on July 17, 2011 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico... Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a surface trough has become a little better organized this morning about 125 miles east of Cape Canaveral Florida. However...surface observations indicate that pressures are high in the area and there are no signs of a organized wind circulation. Upper-level winds are currently only marginally conducive for development...but could become a little more favorable during the next day or two. There is a low chance ...20 percent...of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours as it moves slowly toward the south. An Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system later today...if necessary. Elsewhere...tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours. $$ Forecaster Beven

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I'm liking how 98L looks on radar this morning, with a distinct circulation with deep thunderstorm activity. I think we see NHC go code orange with the recon flight being a go! Shear looks to be pretty low the next 24-48 hours though northerly flow north of the system may be able to advect dry air into the circulation from time to time. That might be the biggest limiting factor for now.

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Orange

ROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

800 AM EDT SUN JUL 17 2011

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW

PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA

CONTINUE TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY

MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME...BUT COULD

BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THIS

SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL

CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE

SOUTH. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED

TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS.

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I'm liking how 98L looks on radar this morning, with a distinct circulation with deep thunderstorm activity. I think we see NHC go code orange with the recon flight being a go! Shear looks to be pretty low the next 24-48 hours though northerly flow north of the system may be able to advect dry air into the circulation from time to time. That might be the biggest limiting factor for now.

Orange

ROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

800 AM EDT SUN JUL 17 2011

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW

PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA

CONTINUE TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY

MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME...BUT COULD

BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THIS

SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL

CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE

SOUTH. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED

TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS.

There you go! :)

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I am a bit more impressed this morning as the convection has sustained its self overnight. Pressures are still rather high (1014mb) and any development should be rather slow, but the warm waters off the Coast of Florida do raise an eyebrow and if 98L continues this southward push, things could become a bit more interesting. Snip from NWS Key West...

SATELLITE AND RADAR LOOPS INDICATE THAT THIS FEATURE

IS CURRENTLY SINKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. GUIDANCE AGREES THAT THIS

TROUGH WILL KEEP THE USUAL ATLANTIC RIDGE ABSENT ACROSS FLORIDA

DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES REMAIN

IN THE MOVEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THIS FEATURE. THE ECMWF AND

PARTICULARLY THE NAM ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE...BRINGING THE LOWER LEVEL

CIRCULATION AND EVEN A WEAK SURFACE LOW ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND

INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND MONDAY. MEANWHILE..THE GFS

KEEPS A WEAKER FEATURE BETWEEN CENTRAL/SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS

THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WASHES IT OUT NEAR SOUTH FLORIDA ON MONDAY.

UNCERTAINTY IS QUITE HIGH WITH THIS FEATURE...WHICH IS BEING

MONITORED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER BUT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY A

LOW CHANCE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. WILL

FAVOR THE WEAKER GFS FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE...IN LINE WITH THE

LATEST MODEL DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION.

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Visible clearly showing banding features beginning to develop. Buoys indicate a closed off system.

I'd say Cherry on the two, followed by TD when recon arrives.

Big question is does it come back far enough west to get steered by the continental high over the great plains, or meander off of Florida before lifting NE. The later seems most likely,

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