US EditionTracking Tropical Storm Erin: Maps, Spaghetti Models
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane within 24 hours with potential impacts on Caribbean islands and the U.S. eastern seaboard, forecasters say.
- On Monday, Tropical Storm Erin formed in the Atlantic Ocean and is forecast to gain strength, according to the National Hurricane Center.
- Steering currents around the Bermuda High and a Gulf high-pressure system have formed an invisible highway guiding Erin, meteorologists say.
- At 5 a.m. ET Thursday, Erin was about 860 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands with 50 mph winds, forecast to become a hurricane by Friday, August 16.
- The National Hurricane Center advises Erin could approach the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, bringing choppy seas, gusts, and heavy rain this weekend.
- By Sunday, high pressure may push Erin closer to the U.S. eastern seaboard, with impacts likely early next week, as the storm peaks as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 to 125 mph winds.
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