Hurricane Erin strengthens to Category 5
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MySuncoast.com on MSNErin now a Category 5 Hurricane
The National Hurricane Center updated Erin from a Cat 3 at 5 AM, then to a Cat 4 by 6 AM. The center of Erin is forecast to move just north of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico over the weekend.
5 p.m. Update: Erin is now organizing and strengthening over the Central Atlantic. Erin is expected to become at least a Catgory 3 hurricane but missing Puerto Rico to the north and staying well east of Florida. It is expected to reach Jacksonville’s latitude about early Wednesday, resulting in some rough seas and surf at area beaches next week.
Invest 97L, an area of low pressure associated with tropical wave now has a high probability of developing next week.