The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm's maximum sustained winds had increased to 120 miles (193 kilometers) per hour by 0900 GMT, making it a major hurricane.
“Continued rapid strengthening is expected, and Erin is forecast to become a Category 4 hurricane later today,“ the NHC said in its latest bulletin on Saturday.
The NHC discontinued a tropical storm watch for Anguilla as the storm moved away from the island.
The storm could drench the islands with as much as six inches (15 centimeters) of rain in isolated areas, the NHC said.
Swells generated by Erin will affect portions of the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands through the weekend.
The hurricane is forecast to turn northward by late Sunday. While meteorologists have expressed confidence that Erin will remain well off the US coastline, they said the storm could still cause dangerous waves and erosion in places such as North Carolina.
Several powerful storms wreaked havoc in the region last year, including Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 200 people in the southeastern United States.
Climate change -- namely, rising sea temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels -- has increased both the possibility of the development of more intense storms, and their more rapid intensification, scientists say - AFP
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