Tracking the tropics; increasing activity with potential hurricane threat looming

On Monday the 11th, the National Hurricane Center named Tropical Storm Erin in the Eastern Atlantic. The significance of Erin in comparison to this years other named storms is this specific named storm has the best chance to potentially become the first hurricane of the season in the Atlantic for 2025.

Erin is currently projected to strengthen as it moves into a warmer water environment as it continues to move westward. Sustained winds currently for Erin remain in the mid-40s.

Erin still has a long way to go before reaching the Caribbean Islands meaning a lot can change before impacts to communities just to the east of the Gulf.

Current loose model guidance is indicating the possibility of Erin to reach a named hurricane status by late Thursday night into Friday morning. This storm is expected to slowly gain speed as it heads westward. Impacts to tropical islands in the western Atlantic are not expected until this upcoming weekend.

The current list above depicts the first line of named storms that the National Hurricane Center will pull form in order. Fernand is expected to be next on the list as we head deeper into the hurricane season.