The BriefTropical Storm Erin is continuing to gain strength on Wednesday and is likely to become a hurricane either Thursday or Friday.There is uncertainty about what impacts from Erin might occur on the east coast of the United States next week.

Tropical Storm Erin is gaining strength in the central Atlantic and could become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season by Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. At 11 AM AST (1500 UTC) on Tuesday,

Tropical Storm Erin is still moving quickly westward and is forecast to become a hurricane in a few days over the central tropical Atlantic, the NHC said.