Java: how to initialize String[]?

Error

% javac  StringTest.java 
StringTest.java:4: variable errorSoon might not have been initialized
        errorSoon[0] = "Error, why?";

Code

public class StringTest {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
                String[] errorSoon;
                errorSoon[0] = "Error, why?";
        }
}