Hurricane Erin has a high chance of forming in the next several days in the Atlantic Ocean and will move in the direction of the U.S. East Coast, according to National Hurricane Center forecasters. But where and when the storm takes a turn to the north will determine how much of a threat to land it is.

Erin would be the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.

As of Monday morning, a low pressure system near the Cabo Verde Islands, about 800 miles off the coast of Africa, was becoming more organized and moving west over the Atlantic.

The hurricane center gave it a 90% chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm in the next 48 hours, up from 10% just a day earlier.

AccuWeather forecasters are predicting the storm may reach hurricane strength by the end of this week. The

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