User blog comment:MasterGarfield/Gaston could be the strongest since Igor - maybe stronger/@comment-26971007-20160819011815

I think Gaston has a good chance at becoming the first major of the season. I do think this will develop, probably sometime by around next Tuesday or Wednesday. While the GFS run was just one run, Gaston will likely enter some very warm waters capable of rapid intensification, if it does develop. If shear drops we could be looking at a very strong storm here. Not sure if it will reach category 5, but if there is minimal shear and the environment is moist - it isn't out of the question.