The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring a new wave expected to come off the coast of Africa in the next few days.

While the threat of any direct impact to the East Coast and Bahamas is easing, NHC said swells generated by Erin would likely lead to life-threatening surf and rip currents along the East Coast beaches next week.

By Rishabh Jaiswal and Preetika Parashuraman (Reuters) -Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has become a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

The maximum sustained wind speeds of Hurricane Erin are now up to 155 mph, according to the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The NHC is forecasting Erin to reach Category 5 status,

The likely path of a disturbance, increasingly expected to develop into a cyclone, has encroached on Texas in recent days, National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracker maps show.

(Reuters) -Hurricane Erin has developed into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday, adding that maximum sustained winds have increased to 130 mph (215 km/h) with higher gusts.

Watch as lightning flashes in the eyewall of Hurricane Erin, now a powerful Category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center