Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday and was expected to continue strengthening into a major hurricane, forecasters said.

In its latest advisory on Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Erin was about 460 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it moved west-northwest at 18 mph.

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Are there any watches or warnings in effect?

Since Thursday night, a tropical storm watch has been in effect for:

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Anguilla and Barbuda

St. Martin and St. Barthelemy

Saba and St. Eustatius

Sint Maarten

A tropical storm watch mean

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