Tropical Storm Erika Approaching the Leeward Islands; Potential Threat to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hispanola, Bahamas
Tropical Storm Erika is currently centered just under 500 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and is moving quickly westward at 18 mph.
For the next couple of days, Erika will be moving into an environment with some vertical wind shear, some dry air, both general inhibitors for tropical cyclone intensification.
Erika may face a lower magnitude of wind shear and dry than did the former Hurricane Danny, but these negative factors, plus a potential future track over land in the Caribbean complicate both the intensity and track forecasts.
The tropical storm was clearly struggling Tuesday night as Air Force hurricane hunter data suggested that the low-level center of Erika remained exposed to the north of limited convection. Also, the central pressure rose to 1006mb at 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday, a sign that the storm is having difficulty better organizing.
http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-storm-hurricane-erika-atlantic-august-2015
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