Phil what did I posted before Rob posted his great outlook? Wave bites the dust and that is what is happening with it.It looked promising when it emerged Africa and some here including you Phil said that this is the one that may be Alex but I am afraid we will have to wait until early to mid august to see our first tropical depression however as we know some may argue that that low in late may that affected Haiti and the DR was a TD at that time.But the tropics sometimes offers surprises so have your hopes up because at any given moment something may brew somewhere.