ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Erin is flexing its muscles in the open Atlantic, growing larger and more powerful.

As of Monday morning, Hurricane Erin was packing sustained winds of 130 mph, with hurricane-force winds reaching 70 miles from the eye and tropical-storm-force winds extending 200 miles out. No description found

The storm has developed a larger eye (about 30-miles wide) and may be undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle, which could briefly increase its size further before a slow weakening trend begins late Tuesday.

While the core of Erin will remain far offshore, its expanding wind field is already driving long-period swells toward the Florida coast. Erin Coastal Impacts

What to Expect in Central Florida

Rip currents and dangerous surf will persist through the week.

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