Erin, which intensified Thursday, is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season and a major Category 3 hurricane over the weekend.

Erin is expected to strengthen into a powerful hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean. Thankfully, only indirect impacts are anticipated for the Leeward and Virgin Islands as well as Puerto Rico.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance in the Gulf near Mexico while watching the path of Tropical Storm ...