Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

Erin became the first hurricane – and major hurricane; Category 3 or higher – of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The NHC said Hurricane Erin is forecast to pass by the Bahamas on Monday, and between Bermuda and the southeastern United States this week.

Erin — the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season — was spinning as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140-mph north of the Turks and Caicos Monday afternoon, and is

Swells triggered by the storm will create rough ocean conditions across the eastern seaboard this week, forecasters say.

But Erin is expected to remain a powerful and dangerous storm, and it has already prompted a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina. The first hurricane of 2025 in the Atlantic continued to track north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Sunday evening, hitting those islands with heavy rain and gusty winds.

The first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season is also one of the largest, fastest-growing hurricanes in recorded history

South Florida is not expected to see direct impacts from Hurricane Erin, but rip currents and surf up to 6 feet, especially along Palm Beach, are expected.