Hurricane Erin weakened slightly on Sunday during an eyewall replacement cycle but will grow larger and stir up surf along the U.S. east coast.

Hurricane Erin is forecast to remain well offshore but still bring hazardous currents and possible erosion like previous offshore hurricanes before it.

Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, is on track to rapidly intensify over the weekend and hit Category 4 strength next week in the open ocean. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center calls for Erin to cruise west for the next few days — staying comfortably north of inhabited islands — before hooking north early next week and avoiding direct landfall in the Bahamas or Florida.

Tropical Storm Erin is projected to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025 on Friday and intensify into a major Category 3 hurricane this weekend, but its path looks to steer it clear of

Hurricane season spans from June 1 to November 30. Here’s what you should know before Erin or any future storm approaches land.

5 p.m. Update: Erin is now organizing and strengthening over the Central Atlantic. Erin is expected to become at least a Catgory 3 hurricane but missing Puerto Rico to the north and staying well east of Florida. It is expected to reach Jacksonville’s latitude about early Wednesday, resulting in some rough seas and surf at area beaches next week.