Over the weekend, Erin is expected to rapidly intensify all the way to a Category 3 hurricane. By Monday, as the storm steers away from the Caribbean and toward Bermuda, it’s now forecast to hit Category 4 with 130 mph sustained winds. Some long-term computer models suggest it could get even stronger and hit Category 5 in the open ocean.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Tropical Storm Erin continued moving westward on Thursday, roughly 700 miles east of the Lesser Antilles islands. The storm is expected to turn toward the west-northwest is expected Thursday night, with this motion expected to continue into the weekend.