Despite taking a track about midway between the U.S. east coast and Bermuda, the coastline from Florida to New England is likely to see some impacts. Here’s the latest.

Hurricane Erin on Monday reinvigorated as a major Category 4 storm as it moves near the Bahamas while the National Hurricane Center increased the odds a system following in the Atlantic could

WPBF 25 First Warning meteorologists are tracking Erin, which became a Category 1 hurricane Friday morning in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump. NOAA and the National Hurricane Center are now using Gulf of America on its maps and in its advisories.

U.S. shores are unlikely to see a direct hit, but a strong offshore hurricane can produce massive and dangerous waves well away from its center.