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Tropical Storm Erin Forecast to Be Hurricane by Friday

Within 48 hours, Tropical Storm Erin is set to become a hurricane, with forecasts predicting it will strengthen late Thursday, Aug. 14 or early Friday, Aug. 15, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Ocean temperatures between mid-August and mid-October are fueling Erin, with sea surface temperatures near 79 degrees Fahrenheit, the minimum for cyclones.
Positioned roughly 1,400 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands at 5 a.m., Erin sustains maximum winds of 45 mph while moving west at 20 mph.
As Erin moves west and north, it will generate hazardous surf, forecast to cause dangerous conditions in the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico next week.
The National Hurricane Center noted uncertainty, saying, "There is even greater uncertainty in what impacts, if any, might occur in... the east coast of the United States... next week.

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