RICHMOND, Va. — We’re keeping a close eye on a system off the coast of the Carolinas. It has now been tagged as Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight. This area of low pressure is likely to become Tropical Storm Helene, possibly later this morning. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. The storm is moving to the northwest at about 7 mph, and this motion is expected to continue through Monday. On the current forecast track, the center should reach the coast in the warning area sometime Monday afternoon or early evening. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph and some strengthening is possible before landfall.