SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - Satellite images show Erin still producing strong thunderstorms, with its center located just northeast of the thickest cloud cover. There has been little change since the last update, although recent data suggests the storm’s cloud bands are becoming slightly more organized. Wind speeds remain steady at about 52 miles per hour.

Conditions around Erin are favorable for gradual strengthening over the next day or so. After that, the storm is expected to move over warmer waters and encounter lighter upper-level winds, which could help it intensify more quickly between 24 and 48 hours from now. Forecast models agree that Erin is likely to become a major hurricane by around day three, and some even suggest it could be stronger than the current forecast predicts. Ove

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