The tropical wave that has been a significant cause of speculation during the last few days has officially been named by the National Hurricane Center at the 11 AM advisory on Monday, August 11. This is officially the fifth named system of the season, and puts us ahead of average formation dates. Also, this system is likely to become a hurricane later this week. The average date for the first hurricane is September 1; therefore, if Erin does become a hurricane this week, we will be about 2 weeks ahead this season.

Tropical Storm Erin holds maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph and is expected to continue gradually gaining strength as it moves west at about 20 mph. This system is currently fighting dry air, and it is also traveling over a region of slightly cooled waters. Hence, its inte

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