Hurricane Erin Downgraded to Category 3
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FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSNHurricane Erin restrengthens to Category 4 storm, NHC watching another tropical wave in Atlantic
Hurricane Erin has restrengthened to a Category 4 storm as it turns northwest and is expected to remain east of the U.S., according to the National Hurricane Center.
The NHC said it currently expected Erin to become a Category 4 storm later Saturday but to eventually swerve away from the continental United States.
Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph as its outer bands pounded the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with gusty winds and heavy rains early Sunday.
Hurricane Erin is forecast to continue growing in size, with hurricane-force winds extending up to 50 miles from its center.
Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.