▁sufficient ▁con ve ction , ▁and ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁unf avor able ▁conditions ▁such ▁as ▁dry ▁air ▁and ▁moder ate ▁wind ▁she ar . ▁However , ▁a ▁large ▁burst ▁of ▁con ve ction ▁near ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁upgrade ▁to ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁E ight ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 ▁about ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Cape ▁H atter as , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁A ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁ste ered ▁the ▁de pression ▁west ward ▁into ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁moder ate ▁wind ▁she ar . ▁Late ▁on ▁August   2 8 , ▁the ▁center ▁became ▁exposed ▁from ▁the ▁con ve ction , ▁but ▁con ve ction ▁increased ▁again ▁after ▁about ▁ 2 4   h ours . ▁As ▁it ▁approached ▁the ▁Carolina ▁coast line ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁a ▁weak ness ▁in ▁the ▁subt rop ical ▁r idge ▁caused ▁the ▁de pression ▁to ▁slow ▁down ▁and ▁turn ▁north ward ; ▁its ▁closest ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁ 6 0   mi ▁( 9 5   km ) ▁south - s out heast ▁of ▁Cape ▁H atter as ▁later ▁that ▁day . ▁The ▁de pression ▁then ▁turned ▁east ward ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁becoming ▁ent ang led ▁in ▁the ▁mid - lat itude ▁w ester lies . ▁As ▁it ▁acceler ated , ▁the ▁circul ation ▁began ▁to ▁become ▁el ong ated . ▁The ▁de pression ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁a ▁tr ough