The latest report on the tropical wave forecasters were calling Invest 97 is now calling it Tropical Storm Irene. The Nationnal Hurricane Center puts it about 250 miles east of the Lesser Antilles with westerly movement at 20 miles an hour. The offical NHC track shows Irene skirting the southeastern coast of the Island of Hispaniola while some of the computer models are projecting a course that leads it directly over Tampa Bay. While the projections should give Tampa Bay residents pause, it's not time to go into emergency mode, but it's never too early to start making preparations.