Hurricane Erin remains a Category 3
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Hurricane Erin could be near the southeast portion of Florida by Monday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET. This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
Hurricane Erin could 'at least double or triple in size' next week and the track has shifted south, but remains likely to turn away from the East Coast.
Swells from the hurricane are expected to spread to the East Coast of the U.S. and "Atlantic Canada" by the "early and middle portions of the week." The swells "will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip currents," the site noted.
Hurricane Erin has weakened overnight. She has dropped from a category 5 hurricane down to a category 3, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph.
Puerto Rico (San Juan): Variably cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Friday. Highs near 91°F with east winds at 10–15 mph. Conditions will worsen over the weekend, with 90% rain chances on Sunday and breezy south-southwest winds up to 20 mph as Erin passes north.