More on Unnamed Atlantic Storm(s)

UPDATE 11AM: The second storm mentioned below has been delcared Tropical Depression #2 by the National Hurricane Center. Other than the NHC models mentioned below, most are keeping it off the coast:

ORIGINAL POST (9AM):
I got both positive and negative comments in regards to yesterday's post which contained comments from our Joe Bastardi pointing out that the NHC neglected to name a strong possibly-tropical storm in the northwest Atlantic. Today I'd like to show what little data I was able to get a hold of in regards to the storm, without pontificating further (we report, you decide).

Ships, for the most part, (wisely) stayed away from the storm, though a ship at 47.00 -49.80 reported waves of 15 feet this morning at 8am. The closest buoy to the storm was Canadian Buoy #44137 which reported a wind gust of 39 knots (45 mph) and pressure dropping (then rising back) from 30.07" to 29.56".

Coastwatch QuikSCAT Winds reported 35-40 knots as well (not a maximum, but at the particular time the satellite happened to be over the area and was still on their website this morning). See also the regional image.

In other news, the NHC just issued a Special Tropical Disturbance Statement in regards to a SECOND area of low pressure 250 miles off the North Carolina coast.

Henry says the NMM (NAM-WRF) takes it along the coast then out to sea from New Jersey (where he's heading on vacation next week, of course) and the GFS is not really picking it up as a coherent system. Below is a visible satelite shot from this morning showing the two storms. Officially, two out of four of the NHC models bring it to the Outer Banks for North Carolina:

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Elsewhere in the tropics, the tropical wave train off the African coast is cranking, but strong winds around a high pressure system in the central Atlantic are inhibiting development.