MIAMI, CMC – Tropical Storm Erin, which grew to become the primary hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday, is predicted to move close to or north of the Leeward Islands on Saturday.
The Miami-based Nationwide Hurricane Heart (NHC) in its 11:00 a.m. (native time) bulletin stated that the hurricane is about 460 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and has most sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (mph).
A Tropical Storm Watch is in impact for Anguilla and Barbuda, St. Martin and St. Barthelemy, Saba and St. Eustatius, in addition to Sint Maarten, and people elsewhere within the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico ought to monitor the progress of Erin.
In accordance with the NHC, the middle of Hurricane Erin was positioned close to latitude 18.2 North, longitude 56.1 West, and it’s transferring towards the west-northwest close to 18 mph.
“This movement is predicted to proceed into the weekend. On the forecast observe, the middle of Erin is prone to transfer close to or north of the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend.”
The NHC stated that studies from the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Air Pressure Reserve Hurricane Hunter plane point out that most sustained winds have elevated to close 75 mph with increased gusts.
“Regular to fast strengthening is predicted in the course of the subsequent two to a few days, and Erin is forecast to change into a serious hurricane in the course of the weekend,” the NHC stated, including that hurricane-force winds lengthen outward as much as 25 miles from the middle. Tropical-storm-force winds lengthen outward as much as 115 miles primarily to the north of the middle.
The outer bands of Erin are anticipated to provide areas of heavy rainfall tonight into Sunday throughout the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
Rainfall totals of two to 4 inches, with remoted totals of six inches, are anticipated, in accordance with the NHC, which says this rainfall could result in remoted and domestically appreciable flash and concrete flooding, together with landslides or mudslides.
Swells generated by Erin will start affecting parts of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico by this weekend. They’ll probably unfold to the western Atlantic subsequent week.
“These swells are prone to trigger life-threatening surf and rip present situations,” the NHC stated.
