Erika Likely To Weaken To A Depression

Tropical Storm Erika remains weak and disorganized Thursday, with maximum sustained winds near 40mph. Erika will begin interacting with the various landmasses from Puerto Rico, to Hispaniola, and eastern Cuba over the next several days, which would alone be enough to weaken the storm a little. But, there are other inhibiting factors as well, including upper-level west and southwesterly shear, and also drier air at the mid-levels. All of these mean Tropical Storm Erika will likely be forced to continue weakening to a Tropical Depression, and will have very little chance to re-strengthen early next week as what is left of Erika meanders to the Bahamas.