Forecasters said Erin should begin to slowly weaken as it increased wind shear. However, it's predicted to remain a major hurricane until late next week.

A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and is forecast to create dangerous surf along the U.S. East Coast this week.

Forecasters are watching a new tropical system that may form behind Hurricane Erin, which is intensifying again Monday as it tracks off the U.S. coast.

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

While Erin is expected to take a northward turn in the Atlantic, a new system off the coast of Africa has the National Hurricane Center's attention.

The NHC said it currently expected Erin to become a Category 4 storm later Saturday but to eventually swerve away from the continental United States.

Disney Cruise Line changed the current itinerary of the Disney Treasure due to the expected impact of Hurricane Erin, with the ship moving to a Western Caribbean itinerary. After forming last week, the tropical storm became the first hurricane of the season and is moving towards the Caribbean with

Hurricane Erin, after strengthening into a Category 5 storm early Saturday, weakened to Category 3 by Sunday morning and has taken a track slightly more south than originally forecast, the National Hurricane Center said.