MIAMI — Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean, just west of the Cabo Verde Islands, as Hurricane Henriette strengthened in the Pacific Ocean well away from Hawaii, forecasters said.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect for either storm, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
Erin was about 280 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the NHC said. It was moving west at about 20 mph.
The system is just beginning its long journey through the Atlantic, but is expected to steadily strengthen in the days ahead, likely becoming the first hurricane of the season before the work week is out.
It’s too soon to rule out threats to land next week, but most reliable forecast models for now keep the system tracking north of the Caribbean islands and suggest a turn before reaching the Bahamas or U.S.
Regardless, until the system is better defined and models come into better agreement on its path, we’ll need to keep an eye on the trends.
The trends have so far been in favor of the system both passing north of the islands and turning east of the U.S. next week.
Hurricane Henriette, meanwhile, was a Category 1 storm on Monday. Henriette had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, the NHC said, and was about 525 miles northwest of Honolulu.
Additional strengthening was possible Monday, with weakening over the next few days.
Also in the Pacific, remnants of what once was Tropical Storm Ivo degenerated on Monday, the NHC said. They were about 615 miles west of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, with no thread to land.
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