Erin is now a post-tropical cyclone as it moves further away from the United States, so we now turn our attention to two other areas of possible development.

A tropical rainstorm moving north of the Leeward Islands is forecast to strengthen and could become the next hurricane in the Atlantic after Erin, with Bermuda potentially in its path.

Say hello to Fernand. The Atlantic’s newest tropical storm organized south-southeast of Bermuda and is expected to steer over open water, a far different look than the explosive growth and long track seen with Hurricane Erin.

Hurricane Erin, the first of the 2025 Atlantic season, is forecast to become a major storm this weekend, bringing heavy rain, flooding risk, and dangerous surf to parts of the Caribbean and western Atlantic.

The system, located about 250 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands, is continuing to organize in favorable conditions. The NHC assigns it an 80 percent chance of development within 48 hours and a 90 percent chance within seven days, with a tropical storm likely to form as it tracks northwest then north over the southwestern Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Erin has begun strengthening as it streaks west across the Atlantic and is on track to reach hurricane status as soon as Friday, prompting tropical storm watches in the northern Leeward Islands.

The NHC is tracking two tropical waves across the Atlantic, each with the potential to develop into tropical cyclones in the coming days.

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,

Residents of the northern Leeward Islands are monitoring the passage of Tropical Storm Erin, which formed Monday west of the Cabo Verde Islands and could strengthen to become the Atlantic’s first hurricane of the 2025 season.

Forecasters are warning swimmers early Friday that U.S. East Coast beaches will remain dangerous for the coming days, as Hurricane Erin continues its northeasterly flight from the United States.