Tropical Storm Erin continues to move westward over the Atlantic on Wednesday.It is expected to intensify into a hurricane and then shift to a northwestward curve from Thursday to Friday.The National Hurricane Center said although it is still too early to know exactly what impacts Erin might bring to the northern Leeward Islands,

Erin could become a major hurricane, a designation that occurs when a storm's wind speeds reach 111 mph or higher, classified as a Category 3 hurricane. Should it strengthen as meteorologists expect, Erin could become not only the first hurricane of the season but also its first major hurricane.