Tropical Storm Erin continues to track westward through the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Erin is the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Erin will continue to move over open waters and is expected to remain north of the Caribbean Islands and Puerto Rico on a westerly,

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross tracks Tropical Storm Erin, which the National Hurricane Center forecasts to become a Category 3 hurricane. Norcross breaks down all the different factors that could impact Erin's development and track.

A system now forming in Atlantic off Africa could gain hurricane strength soon, but may not threaten the U.S. East Coast