Erin was a Category 3 hurricane Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. update, with sustained winds of 125 mph, with tropical storm-force winds reaching out 205 miles.

Erin is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, and meteorologists are closely tracking its path and forecast.

Hurricane Erin, downgraded to a Category 3 storm, continues to churn and will begin to turn northward in the Atlantic this week, and could bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the Bahamas, Bermuda,