Tropical Storm #Erin likely to become a powerful hurricane by this weekend into next week. The key? Where will it go? The steering pattern favors a track into the open Atlantic. However, this system could get uncomfortably close to the Caribbean islands, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas and U.S. East Coast. We’re in watch & wait mode. Nothing to fear, but something to to closely watch as the forecast steering pattern is fine-tuned. #hurricaneerin #tropicalstormerin #hurricaneseason