Here comes the tropical weather -- look out NC

Off the coast of NC, there is some nasty weather churning. You may have read Bobby J's post about epic surf on the east coast, earlier today. This is why. I guess Mother Nature forgot to look and see that we are still three weeks away from Hurricane Season.

From the National Hurricane Center in Miami:
...it is producing is very strong winds as a very tight pres gradient has
set up between the low and a strong high pres ridge over and off
the NE U.S. Coastline. This pres gradient is producing hurricane
force winds N of the area E of the Carolina coastline and storm
force conditions in our area N of 28n W of 74w. Several
advisories and warnings have been posted along the coast from
South Florida to beyond the Carolinas where rough surf and very
dangerous rip currents are likely occurring. Global models are
in good agreement tracking the low wwd toward the se coast but
there are differences in speed/timing. The current forecast
calls for winds to begin slowly subsiding...as the gradient
slackens... falling below gale force in about 36 hours.