The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring a low pressure right off the NC coast. And Hurricane Erin continues to strengthen.

Hurricane Erin is currently at Category 4 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of 145 mph and gusting to even higher levels. NOAA Hurricane Hunters flying into the storm also found that the minimum pressure was down to 935 mb as of 8:00 am AST on August 16.

As of Saturday morning, Hurricane Erin had strengthened into a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of up to 130 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.