Invest 94L has been organizing briskly over the past couple of hours, and it is becoming increasingly likely that NHC may be inclined to pull the trigger for a Tropical Storm Beryl sooner, rather than later.

As of 2:45PM EDT, 94L is now producing sustained winds of tropical storm force at the surface within its approximate center. Pressures continue falling, and data so far suggest that the minimum pressure inside 94L may already be down to around 1003mb.

Member ftlaudbob brought to my attention that winds where he is are now max sustained at around 25MPH, gusting over 50, and that the local Miami forecast office has issued a High Wind Warning for coastal Miami-Dade and Broward counties, effective until 6PM this evening.

Verifying this report and warning, within just the past few hours Station VAKF1 - 8723214 at Virginia Key, FL, measuring from an elevation of only 10 meters above site level, has been blasted by sustained tropical storm force winds, with gusts over 55MPH.