🌊 Erin’s Wake-Up Call: Florida Braces For Sneaky Swells While the Season’s First Hurricane Spins Up 🌪️
🌊 Erin’s Wake-Up Call: Florida Braces For Sneaky Swells While the Season’s First Hurricane Spins Up 🌪️ If you woke up thinking hurricane season was on snooze, Tropical Storm Erin just shook the alarm clock. The storm is chewing west across the open Atlantic, strengthening over warmer water, and models keep flirting with a late-week upgrade to hurricane status. Florida is not in the forecast cone right now, but the Atlantic has receipts. Big swells. Dangerous rip currents. Tourists standing too close to the surf line while lifeguards yell. If you live, surf, or even breathe anywhere near Florida’s east coast, the next few days are a test in paying attention. Erin is the kind of storm that makes forecasters sound calm while locals side-eye the horizon. As of the latest advisories, Erin’s sustained winds have been running near 45 miles per hour while it tracks west, then gradually bends west-northwest into the weekend. The National Hurricane Center’s forecast has consistently hint...