MIAMI (AP) -- A tropical depression developed into Tropical Storm Emily late Monday in the Atlantic Ocean, a record fifth named storm for this point in the still-young hurricane season.

Emily was 1,000 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles, the chain of small islands between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic.

''It's the record for the first five named storms so early in the season,'' said Stacy Stewart, hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The storm, with winds of about 45 mph, was moving west at 13 miles per hour. It is expected to strengthen and speed up Tuesday while gradually turning toward the west-northwest.

A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its top sustained winds reach 74 mph.