Tropical Storm Chantal Advisory Number   4...Corrected - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032025 - 1100 AM EDT Sat Jul 05 2025

 

Corrected storm position in Discussion and Outlook section

 

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS LATER TODAY......TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED NORTHWARD IN NORTH CAROLINA...

 

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...31.1N 78.7W

ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM SSE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA

ABOUT 220 MI...355 KM SSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...

* South Santee River, SC to Surf City, NC

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...

* Edisto Beach to South Santee River, SC

Interests elsewhere along the southeast coast of the United States should monitor the progress of Chantal.

For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office.

 

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Chantal was located near latitude 31.1 North, longitude 78.7 West. Chantal is moving toward the north near 1 mph (2 km/h). A slow motion toward the north-northwest is expected to begin later today, followed by a turn to the northeast by Sunday night. On the forecast track, the center of Chantal is expected to move across the coast of South Carolina Sunday morning.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.  Some strengthening is expected before Chantal reaches the coast.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km) primarily east of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure based on dropsonde data is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).

 

NEXT ADVISORY

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BY NHC - Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM EDT.