At the 11am update, NHC upgraded PTC1 to Tropical Storm Arthur. Seems sketchy to me, but it’s their call to make. Here’s the Key messages regarding Tropical Storm Arthur (en Español: Mensajes Claves).
Aside from making the insurance bean counters happy (since it’s a named storm any damage falls under the higher “named storm” deductible), there is little practical difference. Expected impacts are minimal tropical storm conditions in near coastal areas (< 20miles from the shoreline), with the biggest threat being rain, which may extend well inland and across the southeast over the next few days.
The real action is well off to the east of the storm position. Here’s the latest radar …
Otherwise, nothing changed from this morning’s post other than the name and billing procedures.