Updated at 9:45 a.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2025

Even though Hurricane Erin's top winds are not as intense as they once were, the storm has grown in size, so its impacts will spread over a wider area.

The atmosphere ahead of Erin looks to be reasonably conducive for intensification, so the National Hurricane Center is forecasting the top winds to increase slightly to the top end of the Category 2 range. The central pressure is already dropping, so the intensification process seems to already be underway. Although in a giant storm, the process is slow because there is so much air to get moving.

Thankfully, the highest winds will stay out over the ocean. But strong feeder bands extend out near the periphery of the storm. The edge of the circulation is forecast to brush Cape Hatteras and

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