Joe Bastardi is definitely over-rated. I agree with what a lot of people say about him...he'll jump on anything he sees in the tropics yet those features don't develop 95% of the time. I've also looked at the SST maps for the Atlantic, and the water temps are only averaging 78-80 degrees in the Eastern Atlantic. I'd like any possible thoughts on this, because I am not sure if those temperature readings are normal for this time of the year. We really don't even have to look at this area until early August at the earliest, so there's still plenty of time for warming. Once again, I'd like some thoughts on this. The Gulf system didn't pan out and I really didn't expect it to, but it sure is interesting for this time of the year.