formed in the Atlantic Ocean Monday morning, and the system is expected to strengthen over the next several days, a forecaster with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Erin formed just west of the Cabo Verde Islands had maximum winds of 45 mph at 9:45 a.m. Monday and is moving west at 20 mph., said .Ìý
Gradual strengthening is forecast over the next several days, Papin said. Erin will likely become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, though Papin explained the timing of the intensity is uncertain and depends on other environmental factors.
The NHC predicts Erin to be a Cat 3 hurricane with winds of around 115 mph by Saturday.
Erin currently poses no threat to land and will continue moving west over the next several days.Ìý
Erin does not pose an immediate threat to ¶¶Òõh, but those along the Gulf Coast and U.S. Southeast should monitor the storm's progress.
Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Atlantic on Aug. 11, 2025.
Weak low pressure
Aside from Erin, a weak trough of low pressure over the central Atlantic was producing limited showers and thunderstorms as of Monday morning, and significant development has become unlikely.ÌýÂ
The system is expected to drift northward over the central Atlantic.Ìý
NHC forecasters give the system a 10% chance of forming within the next week.Ìý
New non-tropical disturbance
Forecasters also began monitoring a third disturbance in the northwest Atlantic Monday morning.Ìý
A non-tropical area of low pressure was located a few hundred miles to the south-southeast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Shower and thunderstorm activity was limited Monday morning, but the system was drifting over warm waters in the Gulf Stream, causing possible tropical or subtropical development over the next day or two, forecasters said.Ìý
The system is expected to move north over cooler waters by the middle of By the middle of this week, ending its chances for development.Ìý
Forecasters give the system a 10% chance of forming.Ìý
