By Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel (TNS)

Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday continued to push west through the Atlantic as the National Hurricane Center forecasted it to become a major hurricane with Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands in its potential path.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. Eastern time update , the center of Erin was about 1,635 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands of the Caribbean moving west at 22 mph with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Tropical storm-force winds extend out 35 miles.

“A slightly slower westward motion is expected tonight through Thursday, with a west-northwestward motion beginning Thursday night and continuing into the weekend,” said NHC Warning Coordination Meteorologist Robbie Berg. “Little change in strength is expected during the next day or

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