Tropical Storm Erin Forms In Eastern Atlantic

The fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed. Tropical Storm Erin formed Monday morning, as it is becoming better organized.

It seems unlikely at this point that the storm will have a direct impact on the Caribbean and eastern U.S.; however, the storm should be monitored for any changes. Keep in mind, even if there aren't direct impacts, the storm could still bring indirect impacts like rain and rip currents.

Overview: Tropical Storm Erin is located just west of the Cabo Verde Islands and will track in a general westward direction much of this week.

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Erin is forecast to gradually intensify and could become a hurricane by later this week while far from the land in the central Atlantic.

Future Track: As mentioned above, the storm will steer generally westward through much of this week. It's likely to be centered to the northeast of the Caribbean islands by this weekend.

This weekend into early next week is when this system will begin to turn more to the north between a developing break in high pressure, as shown below. Where that turn occurs is still uncertain and will determine what, if any, land areas might see impacts next week.

The probability of a direct strike from this system along the U.S. East Coast is low at this time. However, interests along the East Coast, as well as in Bermuda and Atlantic Canada, should continue to monitor this system since it's too early to rule out any possible track scenarios next week.

Check back to weather.com and The Weather Channel app in the coming days for updates as the forecast comes more into focus.

Jennifer Gray is a weather and climate writer for weather.com. She has been covering some of the world's biggest weather and climate stories for the last two decades.