From initial reports, Haiti has been spared the destruction they endured last year from flooding. Tropical Storm Ernesto is now trying to beat itself to death over Cuba and will likely weaken to a Tropical Depression today.
Ernesto will enter the Gulf of Mexico and if he survives his trek through Hispaniola, he will regain hurricane status. Florida still looks to be under the gun by this system, but at this time, it is worthy to mention that Ernesto could very well dissipate over Cube before emerging into the Florida Strait.
The threat remains across the Gulf of Mexico, as there is always the potential for errors in modeling and tracking GoM systems.