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Posted At: August 25, 2006 @ 4:06 PM

Posted By: Reed Timmer

Tropical Storm Ernesto is slowly gaining strength in the Caribbean with estimated sustained winds at 35 knots and a central pressure of 1004 mb.  Nearly all models forecast Ernesto to pass between the Yucatan and Cuba and to enter the Gulf of Mexico by early next week.  A strong ridge is forecast to build over the Gulf by that same time, thus explosive strengthening is definitely possible before a landfall somewhere between Texas and Louisiana.  We plan to leave by the middle of next week to document Ernesto from "ground zero".  Stay tuned for more updates.