Article first published: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, 10 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Erin

The National Hurricane Center’s 10 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Tropical Storm Erin is in the Atlantic Ocean, 1,095 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, it is tracking to the west at 16 mph.

Erin is forecast to change into a hurricane on Friday.

Hazards affecting land

Surf. Swells generated by Erin will begin affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by this weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents

Source: National Hurricane Center