Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erin , which formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, is expected to become the Atlantic's first hurricane of the season .

The storm formed just west of the Cabo Verde islands, off the western coast of Africa, and was moving west, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Early models showed that the storm was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by the time it nears the Caribbean islands toward the end of the week. It doesn't pose an immediate threat to the U.S., but there is uncertainty about its longer-term path.

Maps show Tropical Storm Erin's projected path

As of Tuesday at 11 p.m. EDT, the center of Erin was located about 1,520 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the West Indies with maximum sustained winds

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