Hurricane Erin is expected to remain offshore—but its effects could still reach parts of the New York coastline this week. See the tracker.

Hurricane Erin is currently a Category 4 storm and is expected to strengthen and remain a "dangerous major hurricane through the middle of this week," forecasters say. The storm is forecast to create “life-threatening” surf and rip currents along the Atlantic Coast this week.

Forecasters are tracking a new disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean as Hurricane Erin, a Category 5 storm, undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle, according to a Saturday night update from the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Erin remains a major hurricane and a turn to the north is expected Tuesday into Wednesday. The wind field around Erin is starting to expand with tropical storm force winds extending outwards about 230 miles. You can see the forecast chance of seeing tropical storm force winds in the days ahead.

Erin has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane as of Saturday. It's the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, which officially formed mid-Friday morning. Some Tropical Storm watches remain in effect for parts of the northern Leeward Islands, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center.

A new system has emerged in the eastern tropical Atlantic, heading westward toward the Leeward Islands as Hurricane Erin continues to spin.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean, the agency said in an advisory Friday morning. The first disturbance could gradually develop into a ...