Tropical Storm Erin Advisory Number 8 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052025 - 500 AM AST Wed Aug 13 2025
...ERIN CONTINUES WESTWARD......EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.5N 41.9W
ABOUT 1400 MI...2255 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Interests in the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of Erin.
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1. Southwestern Gulf: A tropical wave near the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms this morning. This disturbance is forecast to move west-northwestward and cross the Yucatan Peninsula today with no significant increase in organization. Some development of this system is possible after it emerges across the southwestern Gulf beginning on Thursday while the system moves to the west-northwest or northwest at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
2. Northwestern Atlantic: A non-tropical area of low pressure, located a few hundred miles southeast of Nova Scotia, Canada, is still producing showers and thunderstorms, mainly to the southwest of the center. However, the system is now moving northward over cooler water, and the chances of tropical or subtropical development are diminishing.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...near 0 percent.