Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3
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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.
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Strengthening into a hurricane is forecast within 48 hours. Erin has struggled to organize due to marginal sea‑surface temperatures and dry air, but forecasters expect the environment to become more conducive as the storm moves into warmer waters. The official intensity forecast calls for Erin to become a hurricane by late Thursday or early Friday.