So it seems that recon found the evidence we lacked and we have our first storm of the season.
It would be easier if the parameters were more specific for sub-tropical storm formation. I suppose it still comes down to making the call on a system that can be viewed by some as borderline.
She hung in pretty good over night.
Good observation on the smoke getting caught up a bit in the storm. Would like to see some post storm analysis on how that did or didn't have an effect.