Tropical Storm Elsa?

 

There's a new tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic waters which the
National Hurricane Center has designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Five.
It could soon become Tropical Storm Elsa as it heads for the Caribbean.

As of 7:00 pm CDT this potential tropical storm was located about
1,135 miles east of the Windward Islands and moving west-northwest
at 21 mph.  The storm's top winds are 35 mph and increasing in
strength.  Tropical storm watches have been issued for much of the
Caribbean, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia,
Barbados, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

According to the hurricane center, the storm will pass near or
over parts of the Windward Islands or southern Leeward Islands
on Friday and enter the eastern Caribbean later on that day
before moving towards the southern coast of Hispaniola on Saturday.

Could Elsa make it as far as the Gulf of Mexico and the mainland U.S.?
Forecasters say it's too early to tell right now.
But stay tuned folks!