Welcome Alberto!

Officially, hurricane season is from June 1st to November 30th. This season has started much earlier than anticipated. Today the first Tropical Storm of the season was named. Alberto was first announced as a tropical storm late on Saturday afternoon on May 19 2012.

As of the 11PM (EDT) advisory Alberto is at 31.8N 78.5W, off the coast of South Carolina.

The NHC reports winds to be about 45knots. It is however moving southwestward at 5 kts into an area of dry air and higher shear. Then it will move north eastward. The storm however is moving rather slow so for the moment and for some time it will remain at about 45 knots. While tropical storm force winds are not quite on shore, the NHC has decided to issue a Tropical Storm watch for the Southern South Carolina Coast. They also forecast Alberto to become Extratropical by the 96hr forecast and dissipation by 120 hrs. 

Since classes are out for the week and it is raining excessively the entire day, I thought it would be the perfect time to start this WLOG. Perhaps, I should introduce myself first. My name is Javiera Hernandez. I graduated from the University of Florida in 2011 with a Bachelor's in Geography and Certification in Meteorology and Climatology. Currently I am working on a Master's degree in Geosciences with a concentration on atmospheric science at Florida International University. This WLOG will consist of weather discussions and random forecasts for  South Florida. However, other places of interest might pop up. :)