LATEST: Tropical Storm Erick became a hurricane overnight, with winds reaching 80 mph. The storm is moving west at about 17 mph as a Category 1.
The Pacific Basin is seeing active tropical development, with two storms being joined by a additional weather system that could become the third.
Erick is forecast to travel west-northwest over the next few days and slide just south of Hawaii. Erick likely will strengthen a bit more on Tuesday before weakening as it gets closer to Hawaii. Similar to Erick, it's traveling west-northwest toward Hawaii and expected to weaken before approaching the islands. It's too early to tell if the storm will affect Hawaii.
In the Northeast, another hot day is expected on Tuesday, with heat advisories expanded to include New York City and Albany, in addition to Boston and Hartford, which saw them on Monday.
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