ical ▁r idge , ▁the ▁de pression ▁track ed ▁rapidly ▁west ward . ▁With ▁e aster ly ▁wind ▁she ar , ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁initially ▁dis organ ized , ▁although ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁forec ast ▁to ▁att ain ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status ▁within ▁ 4 8   h ours ▁of ▁developing , ▁due ▁to ▁anticip ated ▁favor able ▁conditions . ▁One ▁computer ▁model ▁predicted ▁the ▁de pression ▁would ▁reach ▁wind s ▁of ▁around ▁ 1 1 5   m iles ▁per ▁hour ▁( 1 8 5   km / h ) ▁by ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁development . ▁Band ing ▁features ▁increased ▁while ▁the ▁satellite ▁presentation ▁continued ▁to ▁improve , ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 2 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   1 6 ▁the ▁de pression ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Ch antal ▁about ▁ 3 7 0   m iles ▁( 5 9 5   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁Barb ados . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁however , ▁a ▁Qu ik SC AT ▁pass ▁suggested ▁the ▁system ▁did ▁not ▁contain ▁a ▁low - level ▁circul ation , ▁and ▁in ▁post - season ▁analysis , ▁the ▁National ▁H urr icane ▁Center ▁estimated ▁the ▁system ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁wave ▁rather ▁than ▁att ain ▁tropical ▁storm ▁status . ▁This ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁a ▁H urr icane ▁Hun ters ▁flight ▁into ▁the ▁system . ▁ ▁Despite ▁lack ing ▁a ▁closed ▁circul ation , ▁the ▁overall ▁structure ▁remained ▁well - organ ized , ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁favor able ▁upper - level ▁environment ▁the