Hurricane Erin intensified into a Category 4 storm, located 150 miles northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. The storm is moving west-northwest at 20 mph but is forecasted to avoid land while causing strong winds and potential flooding in nearby islands. Tropical storm watches are active for St. Martin, St. Barts, and St. Maarten. As the season is expected to be busy with 6–10 hurricanes, Erin is the first to reach hurricane status, anticipated to take a sharp northeast turn towards Bermuda.
The storm is currently 150 miles northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, moving west-northwest at 20 mph. Tropical storm watches are in place for St. Martin, St. Barts and St. Maarten.
Hurricane Erin is the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the first to reach hurricane status, forecast to be unusually busy with six to 10 hurricanes expected.
Erin is forecast to explode into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it moves across very warm waters in the open Atlantic, with water temperatures higher than the historical average.
Hurricane specialist Michael Lowry stated that Erin will eventually take a sharp turn northeast, posing a closer call for Bermuda while safely avoiding the United States.
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