Tuesday, Aug 12 update from the NHC: Latest on Tropical Storm Erin

Published Aug 12, 2025

Article first published: Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Erin

As per the National Hurricane Center’s 4 a.m. Tuesday update, Tropical Storm Erin is in the Atlantic Ocean, 690 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and 1,890 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, it is tracking west at 22 mph.

“Gradual strengthening is forecast over the next several days, and Erin is expected to become a hurricane in the next couple of days”, according to forecasters.

Source: National Hurricane Center