Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday morning and is forecast to rapidly strengthen as it heads near the Leeward Islands, and later Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
In its 10 a.m. EDT update, the National Hurricane Center said Erin became a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph -- just 2 mph above the tropical storm designation.
In the 7 p.m. update, Erin increased to 85 mph.
Erin was 310 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands, and was moving west-northwest at 17 mph in warm waters.
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