Tropical Storm Ernesto
As of 5 a.m. Saturday, Tropical Storm Ernesto was located about 250 miles south of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Maximum-sustained winds were at 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Ernesto is moving toward the west at 14 mph, Ernesto has the potential to become a minimal, if not a moderate hurricane, as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico.