Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 4 storm near Caribbean
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Hurricane Erin could 'at least double or triple in size' next week and the track has shifted south, but remains likely to turn away from the East Coast.
Erin has become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season with strong waves and rip currents possible along the East Coast of the United States as early as next week.
Hurricane Erin remains a powerful Category 5 major hurricane Saturday evening as it moves just north of northern Lesser Antilles. The 5 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center now has Erin with winds of 160 mph,
The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Erin could reach hurricane status within the next five days. It’s still too early to predict what impacts, if any, Erin could have on Florida or any other parts of the eastern United States.