BREAKING NEWS... TROPICAL STORM ERIN to become HURRICANE 3 115MPH

BREAKING NEWS... TROPICAL STORM ERIN to become #HURRICANE 3 115MPH
#TROPICALSTORMERIN FORMS JUST WEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS...
#Caribbean #bermuda #puertorico #weathertok
#HurricaneErin
SUMMARY OF 200 PM CVT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.4N 28.0W
ABOUT 280 MI...455 KM WNW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
ABOUT 2305 MI...3710 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
Erin is moving quickly off to the west, with the motion estimated at 275/17 knots. Over the next few days, this motion should continue with possibly some slight south-of-due-west motion. Erin's motion is primarily influenced by an east-to-west oriented mid-level ridge draped across the subtropical Atlantic basin.
Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains, Carolinas and Florida; Heat in the West and Northeast
Heavy to excessive rainfall over parts of the southern Plains, Florida Panhandle, and coastal Carolinas may bring areas of flooding today. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through early this week across much of the western U.S. and northern New England #weather