Fog Blog Weather Log: Tropical Storm Isaias Headed For The Maritimes:

Environment Canada has issued an alert that tropical storm Isaias will approach Eastern Canada Wednesday or Thursday, with “heavy rainfall and gusty winds.”

The cyclone is currently located just off the coast of south Florida, according to Environment Canada’s hurricane statement.Likely impacts for Canada will be potential for heavy rainfall and strong winds, it says.It also says the Canadian Hurricane Centre is monitoring the progress of storm Isaias and will issue an update Monday morning.,,,,,Tropical Storm Isaias is skirting along Florida’s east coast and, through Sunday night, will unleash scattered areas of strong winds, heavy rain, and, along the shore, rough surf. But the storm, which has spared the Sunshine State from its most severe weather, is just beginning its tour of the U.S. mainland.It is set to charge up the entire East Coast, crashing ashore in the Carolinas Monday night, before surging up the rest of the Eastern Seaboard from Virginia to Maine and exiting late Wednesday. Tropical storm warnings and watches stretch from the Florida coast to Long Island, including Norfolk, Va., the Chesapeake Bay and Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, coastal New Jersey, and New York City.