The second tropical system of the Atlantic hurricane season has developed and could pose a rare early season threat to parts of the Caribbean as it tracks west, strengthening quickly into Tropical Storm Beryl and then the season’s first hurricane. Tropical Depression Two could lash parts of the Lesser Antilles – the arching chain of islands that form a broken barrier between the open Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea – by the end of the weekend. The storm is also worth monitoring for those with interests along the US and Mexico Gulf coasts, but it will take a few days to sort out exactly where it will go or how strong it will be. More clarity should come once it is in the Caribbean Sea early next week. STAY SAFE EVERYONE