As of 11 AM AST Sunday, the National Hurricane Center reported that Erin’s center was located about 200 miles northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and 240 miles east of Grand Turk Island. The hurricane is packing maximum sustained winds of 125 mph, making it a Category 3 storm. Its minimum central pressure is estimated at 946 millibars.

Erin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Friday morning east of the Caribbean Islands and is expected to keep strengthening through the weekend.

Erin rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean for about nine hours on Saturday, just one day after first attaining hurricane status. The storm will remain over open waters for the next several days as it tracks north of the Antilles and curves between the U.