ADT has spiked over the past few hours. Kristy is most likely an upper Category 4 now. Might even reach its MPI of around 135 kts prior to any structural changes or EWRC. Definitely cranking and harmlessly moving away from land as nothing more than eye candy for satellite.

Invest #94L looks like a tropical cyclone. Microwave imagery suggests a formative core and eyewall band developing. A miid-level vortex looks well-defined, and this most likely is closed off at the surface now. Will be interesting to see what the NHC does in the short-term with increasing evidence.

#94L might be trying to close off. The suspect area is a good distance away from San Juan's radar tower, so this is in the mid-levels. Interesting nonetheless. The window for tropical cyclone genesis (TCG) may be closing, however, as shear is in the forecast.

Hiked to a nice little falls today near Elk Park, NC, not far from Roan Mountain.

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