Erin, Florida and national hurricane center
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Hurricane Erin continues to churn in the Atlantic as it looks to swing north and away from the U.S. coastline. It's now a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. Sign up for our Newsletters This is the first hurricane of the 2025 season in the Atlantic,
NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft found that Erin is in the middle of an eyewall replacement cycle (ERC). While it is in the stage of an eyewall replacement cycle, Erin has lost a bit of its punch and has been downgraded to a category 3.
Erin is still a tropical storm with 70 mph. It is forecast to strengthen to a hurriane later today.The storm has winds of 70 mph and is moving west-northwest a
South Florida beachgoers are being warned of life-threatening rip currents that are expected along the coastline next week, as part of the impacts from Hurricane Erin.
5 p.m. Update: Erin is now organizing and strengthening over the Central Atlantic. Erin is expected to become at least a Catgory 3 hurricane but missing Puerto Rico to the north and staying well east of Florida. It is expected to reach Jacksonville’s latitude about early Wednesday, resulting in some rough seas and surf at area beaches next week.