Chantal (& Dean?)

Well Chantal formed. It's only planning to hit St. John's, Newfoundland tomorrow morning (and then Iceland sometime around early Sunday Morning), but still somewhat exciting. The only problem with that is the fact that tomorrow is supposedly the Royal St. John's Regatta, a crew race. This is one of the few "weather-dependent" holidays in the world, so if the weather is crappy (like it is supposed to be) they can postpone it until the first good weather day. I assume you can keep up to date on that in the The Telegram. Just remember that Newfoundland is 1 1/2 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time, so for instance at 10 AM it would be 11:30 in St. Johns (b/c there is a time stamp at the top of the paper saying the last time the news was updated).

More importantly however, is a storm that has the potential to become "Dean". It is not even a tropical depression right now, but it is one of those classic African waves. Early model runs, which really don't mean anything show this. That is definitely worth watching. I just hope whatever it is stays away from Sandestin/Walton County, Florida for next weekend when we head to the beach!