Category 3 winds begin at 111 mph. Weakening is likely to begin by Friday, but Erin is forecast to remain a hurricane into the weekend.

As of 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the eye of Hurricane Erin is located 295 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

ERIN, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded to Category 3, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said early Sunday, as the storm’s wind speed eased slightly.

Hurricane Erin remains a Category 3 major hurricane and is forecast to strengthen again as it turns toward the open Atlantic.

WASHINGTON — Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and ...