Hurricane Erin forges ahead on a western track at 16 mph, but Miami's NHC expects the hurricane will soon round a corner

It continues to push toward the northern Leeward Islands, where tropical storm watches are now in effect as of the 8 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center. Intensification is expected as Erin moves toward warmer ocean temperatures over the next several days.

The August weather might seem ideal for a beach trip, but Hurricane Erin will bring widespread danger in coming days.

According to National Weather Service meteorologist Will Redman, South Florida residents have nothing to worry about. "It won't impact here," Redman told the Miami Herald. "It pro

By late Tuesday, Erin will have passed the Bahamas and will be heading north between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda. Everyone is super lucky that this storm is threading the relative needle. But significant impacts will still be felt along the coast from Florida to New England.

As tropical storm Erin edges closer to becoming a hurricane, the United States' National Hurricane Center (NHC) has reported that neither Cuba nor