this started looking organized when I checked the radar a few hours ago (on the local forecast)

It would have been a surprise to go until tomorrow without a depression forming.

has potential before moving inland to become Alex tomorrow if the 35 knot wind mentioned in an earlier post turns out to be true.
(small note: windows ME is gone and replaced with 2000)

an interesting note is that despite what it had seemed judging by earlier systems, the years first system is of tropical origin, having exited Africa around July 18 and was the system near Puerto Rico about a week ago