Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become a hurricane in a few days, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic on Monday morning and is forecast to grow into a major hurricane by the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the NHC’s 2 p.

A low-pressure system situated west of the Cabo Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic is generating a sustained cluster of showers and thunderstorms, the NHC says.