Erin has been upgraded to the first hurricane of the 2025 season in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the 11 a.m. advisory, Erin was located about 460 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with a minimum central pressure of 996 mb.

Tropical Storm Erin is on the cusp of strengthening into a hurricane and is now forecast to hit Category 4 in a few days in the open ocean. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center calls for Erin to cruise west for the next few days — staying comfortably north of inhabited islands — before hooking north early next week and avoiding

Erin is expected to become a hurricane Friday, Aug. 15 and a major hurricane by Sunday morning. What Florida can expect from the storm.