Cindy and Dennis Approach

The seasons third tropical storm, which swept out over the Gulf of Mexico's mid-80 degree waters Monday, is under development and headed north toward the U.S. coastline. Residents, already nervous over projections of an active hurricane season, may face a second tropical system, situated over the Caribbean and northwest bound in the next week as well. The active tropical weather threatens to contribute to the development of a dome of hot air over the nation's midsection beginning this weekend as air vented out the tops of these systems migrates north - then sinks, compresses and warms.