TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hulicane Elin remains a Category 4 hurricane as life-threatening waves and rifts are likely to flow in the eastern US ocean fields this week, the National Hurricane Center announced.
Erin is located approximately 105 miles north-northeast of Grand Torque Island and approximately 915 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
A gradual turn north is expected to be later today on Tuesday.
According to the NHC, Erin’s core is expected to travel today through the east of the Bahamas, between Bermuda and the US east coast.
The maximum sustained wind is close to 130 mph.
According to the NHC, Erin is a Category 4 hurricane for the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, with additional enhancements expected today.
Some weakenings are scheduled to begin tonight.
“Erin will remain a big, dangerous hurricane throughout the middle of the week,” the National Hurricane Centre said.
Tropical storm warnings are effective in the Turkish and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas.
Tropical storm clocks are effective in the central Bahamas.
Tropical waves are creating showers and thunderstorms over the tropical Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of the country, the NHC said.
Tropical depression can form over the weekend as the system moves westward westward at about 20 mph.
The system could be close to the Leeward Islands on Friday.
The chances of formation over the next 7 days are 50%.
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