…ERIN NOW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE AND EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE THIS WEEKEND… As of 11:00 PM AST Fri Aug 15 the center of Erin was located near 19.5, -59.5 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 979 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.
