11pm Tropical Storm Chantal Update

At 1100 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Chantal was
located near latitude 32.7 North, longitude 78.8 West.  Chantal is
moving toward the north near 8 mph (13 km/h). A motion toward the
north-northwest is expected to begin overnight, 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 overnight or early Sunday morning.
 
Radar and aircraft data indicate that maximum sustained winds have
increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change
in strength is expected before landfall, with rapid weakening
forecast after landfall.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure based on Air Force
dropsonde data is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).