Tropical Storm Chantal Intermediate Advisory Number 7A - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032025  800 AM EDT Sun Jul 06 2025

...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT AS RAINBANDS FROM CHANTAL MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

 

SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...34.0N 79.2W

ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM NW OF CONWAY SOUTH CAROLINA

ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM W OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES

 

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None

 

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...* South Santee River, SC to Surf City, NC

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Chantal was located near latitude 34.0 North, longitude 79.2 West. Chantal is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). A turn northward and then northeastward is anticipated over the next 24 hours. On the forecast track, the center of Chantal is expected to move further inland over South Carolina and then North Carolina through the day today.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional weakening is expected as Chantal moves inland, and the system is forecast to degenerate into a trough of low pressure on Monday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km) mainly over water to the southeast of the center. In the past couple of hours, a sustained wind of 33 mph (54 km/h) with a gust to 47 mph (76 km/h) was reported at Coastal Research and Monitoring Program buoy just off Sunset Beach, North Carolina.

 

The estimated minimum central pressure based on nearby surface observations is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).

NEXT ADVISORY

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NHC - Next complete advisory at 1100 AM EDT.

MORAN – 1700