The Fun Begins

TS Ana
Tropical Depression Two has intensified to become Tropical Storm Ana, the first named storm f the Atlantic Hurricane Season. The none to accurate five day forecast places the storm near St. John and the Virgin Islands sometime Monday night at tropical storm strength (winds 39 -73 mph) Ana now packs sustained winds of 40 mph with gust up to 50 mph. The public advisory as of 11:00 AM today reads, “…interests in the Leeward Islands…the Virgin Islands…and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of Ana. A tropical storm watch may be required for portions of the Leeward Islands later today.”

Tropical Depression Three (Bill?)
Now right behind Ana is Tropical Depression Three, which should become Tropical Storm Bill later today or early tomorrow is presently forecast to be in our vicinity as a category two hurricane (winds 96 -100 mph) on Thursday morning.

Invest 90 (Claudette?)
And if this isn’t bad enough for you, right behind these to villains lies Invest 90,an area of disturbed weather that has the potential for tropical development and whose forecast track also places it near the Virgin Islands.

Keep a weather eye!

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