The tropical depression has been upgraded this morning to Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 hurricane season. Winds are now up to 45mph with higher gusts. The initial forecast track remains about the same with the storm eventually moving toward the west coast of Florida. Alberto is located at 23.9n 88.1w or about 400 miles west of Key West, Florida. The next update from the National Hurricane Center will be at 4pm later this afternoon.
 BakerÂ