Easterns Report
In choppy conditions, Rodrigo pulled the white jersey and paddeled into a tough heat consisting of the best surfers from the EC in heat 1 of day 2. Unfortunately, he could only pull off a 5th place finish and has to watch the final from the beach today.
Jimmy on the other hand, dominated his heat from the get go. With the conditions being vastly different from the day before, he had to come out of the gate strong and fast. He slashed his way to the first position with an opening wave of 6.8. From the first wave, he held off the rest of the contenders, from the likes of Jason Motes, for the remainder of the heat. Blue must be the lucky color! Jimmy advances to the finals which will be held at 7:00am this morning.
Tropical Report
As of 5:00 a.m. EDT T.D. 12 has become Tropical Storm Karen and is located at 10.4 north and 38.0 west, or about 1,565 miles east of the Windward Islands. Karen is moving west-northwest at 16 mph with this speed and direction of movement expected to continue for at least the next 24 hours. Maximum-sustained winds at near 40 mph and the central pressure is estimated to be 1005 mb, or 29.68 inches. Computer forecasts show this system moving west-northwest during the next several days over very warm water and low shear. So, there is a good chance this system could become a hurricane. Given the size of the cloud mass and the rich moisture surrounding the system, there is a concern this could become a very strong and powerful tropical system over time if shear does not become a problem Thursday or Friday. It is too early to be sure whether this will be a threat to the Lesser Antilles, but the most recent computer information suggests the system will track north to northeast of the Leeward Islands. But, again this is way too early to know if this is to be trusted.
We will be heading back to Florida mid day today to catch the remainder of the windswell created by TS Jerry.
More to come...
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