Updated 9:45 a.m. ET on Aug. 15, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin is likely to become Hurricane Erin shortly. It's now tracking over ocean water that's in the low 80s, and the dry and dusty air that has had a stranglehold on the circulation is dissipating. Steady intensification is forecast into early next week.
Erin's track has held steady. It's slowly lifting north now so it will pass through the waters just north of Puerto Rico and the northeastern Caribbean islands. Next week, every expectation is that the center of the hurricane will pass between the Carolinas and Bermuda and then arc out to sea. That's not 100%, but it's close.
FOX WEATHER HURRICANE SPECIALIST BRYAN NORCROSS BREAKS DOWN ERIN’S TRACK, VIEWER QUESTIONS
As the storm moves by the islands tonight and through the weekend, wind