Info on Thanksgiving 1984 storm.

[boca]

The Miami NWS refers to a storm back in 1984 which affected the Florida east coast. I'm looking for information on that system.

[the_winds_that_sheared_me]

It apparently caused some problems for a ship called the Mercedes??
http://www.parrotislandscuba.com/mercedes.html

http://www.divespots.com/scuba/view.divespot?spotID=33

The most famous of Fort Lauderdale's wrecks is the 198-foot freighter Mercedes I. She received national attention, when on Thanksgiving Day in 1984 during a terrible storm, she lost her anchorage and ran aground against the seawall of an exclusive Palm Beach seaside mansion

Also NWS Melbourne mentions it
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/digest/Wint ... warn2.html

One of the worst cases along the east coast of Florida occurred with the Thanksgiving storm of 1984. A slow moving low pressure center formed offshore of Miami and drifted through the northern Bahamas. This storm resulted in very strong winds and swells for several days. The key to the event was that the low pressure center was slow moving, and the very strong winds over the Atlantic produced longer period swells, which brought strong wave energy into the coast for an extended period of time.

[fci]

Along those lines, the NWS discussion that first referenced the 1984 storm now says:

" So far the guidance continues to indicate that the
associated surface low would deepen over the Atlantic waters to
the east of Florida...and suggests that there may not be much
weather affecting South Florida. However...inspection of the
ensemble forecast indicates that there is some uncertainty in the
timing and orientation of the upper level trough and associated
surface low. A small deviation in either could result in
significant weather for South Florida late Monday into middle week. So
will have to continue to revise the forecast as we approach early
next week. The development of this system could also have significant
impacts on marine conditions. "

I wonder what kind of weather we would be talking about here????

I also find it interesting that we have a forecast for lows in the 40's AND possible showers. Cold temps and precipitation are usually mutually exclusive here.

[Nimbus]

The center of circulation is currently moving off the coast of GA.
Looks pretty dry and cold so far.
Any new progs?