The National Hurricane Center is watching Tropical Storm Erin for further development after it formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.
Erin was officially designated as a tropical storm once its winds reached 40 miles per hour, and it is currently located west of the Cabo Verde Islands.
The storm is forecast to continue moving west at 15 to 20 miles per hour across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic, becoming the season's first hurricane.
The NHC says Erin could be a major hurricane by the end of the week.
There is no current threat to the Gulf Coast from Erin, though residents are advised to review their hurricane plans as the peak of the season approaches.
Forecasters are also watching two other areas in the Atlantic Ocean, though development chances for both are low. Here's what the NHC had to say on Monday morning:
Central Atlantic:
A weak trough of low pressure located over the central Atlantic is only producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity. Significant development of this system is becoming unlikely over the next few days as the system drifts generally northward, remaining over the central Atlantic.
Northwestern Atlantic:
A non-tropical area of low pressure is currently located a few hundred miles to the south-southeast of Nova Scotia, Canada. While current shower and thunderstorm activity with the system is limited, this system is drifting over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream where some tropical or subtropical development could occur over the next day or two. By the middle of this week, the system is expected to move northward over cooler waters, ending its chances for further tropical development.
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