Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

Hurricane Erin is continuing to spin in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing with it life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the east coast of the United States, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada.

Hurricane Erin strengthened some on Monday and was a Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph winds, according to the National Hurricane Center. Erin, the first hurricane of 2025 in the Atlantic, is expected to track east of the Bahamas,