 An area of low pressure detached from a frontal zone on August 4 and moved southwestward . After developing a minimal amount of deep convection , an Air Force Reserve Command reconnaissance aircraft found a well @-@ defined low level circulation on August 8 . The depression then moved westward without intensifying for two days . On August 10 , the depression was about 80 miles ( 130 km ) east of Cape Canaveral , Florida when it abruptly turned northeastward in advance of a deep @-@ layer trough over the eastern United States . After minimal strengthening , the depression dissipated to the north of the Bahamas on August 11 . While a tropical cyclone , a reconnaissance flight reported winds of 56 mph ( 91 km / h ) at 1 @,@ 500 feet ( 460 m ) . However , it was not upgraded to a tropical storm since the aforementioned wind speed did not represent the intensity of the depression . 
