Cutting it close? Greta Thunberg headed toward Tropical Storm Chantal in the Atlantic

The National Weather Service announced the formation of Tropical Storm Chantal on Monday, but it’s of no danger to land. . .

Tropical Storm Chantal formed late Monday evening in the North Atlantic. This storm poses no threat to land but will produce a zone of rough seas and squalls for ships moving through that area: https://t.co/RbuhIr6NBV pic.twitter.com/MdIlAwIvZ7

— AccuWeather (@breakingweather) August 21, 2019

. . . but to boats? 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg is actually headed in that direction:

If you were wondering where teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg yacht is in relation to Tropical Storm Chantal, then here's the map.

I assume they are going to divert north around the storm (on an Eastward track at 22 mph). pic.twitter.com/9TjHn7ijJB

— Ryan (@RyanMaue) August 21, 2019

From the looks of it, they’ll attempt to sail north of storm:

Weather update #routingforclimate pic.twitter.com/Br8OWLBDE7

— boris herrmann (@borisherrmann) August 21, 2019

Chantal is projected to track toward the southeast:

Ruh roh. This is a potential problem for Greta. It's going south/southeast. https://t.co/lMAu4M3Ts5

— Gwendolyn Hallsmith (@ghallsmith) August 21, 2019

And you can follow here trip here in realtime:

Day 7. About halfway across the Atlantic Ocean. Very pleasant conditions. pic.twitter.com/1uRo2eomOg

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 20, 2019

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