WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — We are tracking the first hurricane of the season as Erin strengthened into a category 1 storm on Friday morning.
Erin now has sustained max winds of 100 mph, making it a cat. 2 hurricane.
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It will travel west-northwestward near the northern Leeward Islands. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects Erin to turn north, sparing the Bahamas and the United States east coast and Florida by about 550 miles.
The NHC anticipates Erin to continue strengthening becoming a major hurricane over the weekend and Category 4 hurricane before Monday.
As the hurricane generates swells, we will be watching for indirect impacts of high surf and rip currents next week.
